Week 4 Flashcards
What are the (2) lipid pathways?
- Exogenous lipid pathway
- Endogenous lipid pathway
Absorption of fats from the digestive tract into the circulation describes which lipid pathway?
Exogenous lipid pathway
Transporting of fats synthesized in the liver between the liver and the
peripheral tissues describes which lipid pathway?
Endogenous lipid pathway
Cholesterol/triglycerides levels that are too high can increase your chance of getting __________, _________, etc.
- heart disease
- stroke
(2) The medical term for high blood cholesterol are?
lipid disorder or hyperlipidemia.
How many types of lipoproteins are there?
5
Excess LDL binds to ____________________?
endothelial cells
Too much fats = ________________ = too much in blood
Saturation of liver
What oxidizes LDL?
Macrophages
Phagocytic macrophages have ____________ that bind to LDL
receptors
Oxidized LDL by Macrophages are key component of ________________?
atherosclerosis
______________________ is a condition with a high amount of LDL, or the bad cholesterol
Hypercholesterolemia
Increase _________________ = increase HDLs
unsaturated fats
_________________ is formation of
fibro-fatty lesions in the intimal lining of
large and medium- sized arteries
Atherosclerosis
What is the leading cause of CAD,
stroke, peripheral arterial disease?
Atherosclerosis
Accumulation of _______________________ forming a lesion called a plaque
lipid- loaded macrophages
Pathogenesis of Atherosclerotic Lesions (4) in order?
- Endothelial injury
- Migration of inflammatory
cells - Lipid accumulation and
smooth muscle proliferation - Gradual development of the
atheromatous plaque
Endothelial cells express ________________________molecules that bind monocytes and other inflammatory cells.
Which stage of atherosclerosis lesions is this?
- selective adhesion
- Inflammatory cells migrate
_______________ adhere to endothelium, transform into macrophages and engulf LDLs
Which stage of atherosclerosis lesions is this?
- Monocytes
- Inflammatory cells migrate
In which stage of atherosclerosis lesions do macrophages engulf LDLs then releases toxic oxygen species that oxidize LDL?
Lipid accumulation
When macrophages engulf LDLs, they release toxic oxygen and also this leads to ________________________?
platelet aggregation
Oxidized LDL (ingested by macrophage) becomes?
foam cells
Foam cells leads to ___________________ streaks covered by fibrous cap of tissue
lesions/fatty
Rupture or erosion of an unstable
fibrous cap may lead to _______________
into the plaque or ____________________ of the vessel lumen
- hemorrhage
- thrombotic occlusion
Core contains ________ filled macrophages and __________ smooth muscle debris
- lipid
- necrotic
unstable plaques are characterized by (4):
- Thin fibrous caps
- May completely block artery
- Plaque can rupture and cause a thrombus to form
- The clot may break free and become an embolus
Stable plaques are characterized by (3):
- Thick fibrous caps
- Partially block vessels
- Do not tend to form clots or emboli
______________________ is the force that that moves blood through arterial
system
Arterial Blood Pressure
What is the most common of all health problems?
Hypertension
Arterial Blood Pressure is the contraction & relaxation of the _____________________?
left ventricle
HTN = Caused by (3)?
- Increase cardiac output
- Increase total peripheral resistance (PR)
- or both
CO is increased by any condition that increases (2)?
- Heart rate
- stroke volume
PR is increased by any factor that (2)?
- Increases blood viscosity
- Decreases in vessel diameter
_________________________ is force opposing the movement of blood within the blood vessels
Systemic vascular resistance (SVR)
Primary hypertension is AKA?
essential hypertension
Chronic elevation of BP occurs without
evidence of other disease conditions is what kind of hypertension?
Primary hypertension
Elevation of BP results from some other
disorder is what kind of hypertension?
Secondary hypertension
__________________________ is markedly high BP is accompanied by progressive target-organ damage
Hypertensive crisis
Systolic >180mmHg
Diastolic >120 mmHg
_______________ is abnormal drop in BP when assuming the standing position
Orthostatic hypotension
_______________ is a heart disease caused by impaired coronary blood flow
Coronary artery disease (CAD)