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Tunica may refer to: * The Latin word for tunic, a type of clothing typical in the ancient world


Biology

* Tunica (biology), a layer, sheath or similar covering * "Tunica", an
anatomical Anatomy () is the branch of biology concerned with the study of the structure of organisms and their parts. Anatomy is a branch of natural science that deals with the structural organization of living things. It is an old science, having it ...
term for a membranous structure lining a cavity, or covering an organ such as a gland or a blood vessel *
Tunica albuginea (disambiguation) Tunica albuginea may refer to: *Tunica albuginea (penis), the tough fibrous layer of connective tissue that surrounds the corpora cavernosa of the penis *Tunica albuginea (testicles), a layer of connective tissue covering the testicles *Tunica alb ...
, three different layers of connective tissue *
Tunica vasculosa (disambiguation) Tunica vasculosa can refer to: * Tunica vasculosa lentis The tunica vasculosa lentis is an extensive capillary network, spreading over the posterior and lateral surfaces of the lens of the eye. It disappears shortly after birth. See also * Per ...
, two different vascular layers * Tunica externa, outermost tunica (layer) of a blood vessel, surrounding the tunica media * Tunica intima, for short, is the innermost tunica (layer) of an artery or vein


Other

* ''Tunica'', a flowering plant genus now included in '' Petrorhagia'' * Tunica people, a Native American group in the central Mississippi River Valley * Tunica language, an isolate of the associated Tunica historic peoples in the central Mississippi River Valley * Tunica-Biloxi, a federally recognized tribe Native American tribe in Louisiana * Tunica, Louisiana * Tunica, Mississippi * Tunica County, Mississippi * Tunica Lake, Lee County, Arkansas and Tunica County, Mississippi * Tunica Academy, a non-denominational Christian private school * Tunica Resorts, Mississippi


See also

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