Atherosclerosis

Question 1

What is atherosclerosis?

Answer 1

thickening of large arteries&raquo_space; narrowing of lumen

Question 2

Early stages of atherosclerosis involve activation of _____ cells leading to recruitment of _____ which will take up ____ and become ____ cells.

Answer 2

endothelial cells; recruitment of monocytes which take up lipid&raquo_space; foam cells.

Question 3

fibroatheroma are distinguished by atheroma plus production of ____

Answer 3

collagen

Question 4

In which stage of atherosclerosis do clinical symptoms manifest?

Answer 4

complicated plaques

Question 5

Plaques can cause clinical symptoms via rupture leading to ____ and _____ or by continued growth leading to _____

Answer 5

aneurysm/rupture, thrombosis, stenosis