_____ is a form of arteriosclerosis that damages large- and medium-sized vessels due to buildup of cholesterol plaques
#2
_____ arteriolosclerosis is caused by hyperplasia of smooth muscle, resulting in thickening of the vessel wall
#3
Immobilization, cardiac wall dysfunction (arrhythmia, MI), and aneurysm increase risk of _____ due to disruption of blood flow
#4
Smooth muscle proliferation and ECM deposition in the arterial intima leads to the formation of fibrous _____ and ultimately complex atheromas
#5
The intimal plaque that causes atherosclerosis often undergoes dystrophic _____
#6
The foam cell from the cholesterol-laden macrophages eventually dies, causing cholesterol to precipitate out, forming an _____ plaque
#7
Late lesions of polyarteritis nodosa are characterized by _____, leading to vessel narrowing
#8
Legg-Calvé-Perthes (LCP) and Slipped Capital Femoral Epiphyses (SCFE) are both causes of _____
#9
What microscopic changes occur during the first 4 hours of a myocardial infarction?
_____
#10
Atherosclerotic plaques thicken the intima and impair perfusion of the tunica media resulting in _____ of smooth muscle cells
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Flashcard 1: _____ is a form of arteriosclerosis that damages large- and medium-sized vessels due to buildup of cholesterol plaques
Answer: Atherosclerosis
Flashcard 2: _____ arteriolosclerosis is caused by hyperplasia of smooth muscle, resulting in thickening of the vessel wall
Answer: Hyperplastic
Flashcard 3: Immobilization, cardiac wall dysfunction (arrhythmia, MI), and aneurysm increase risk of _____ due to disruption of blood flow
Answer: thrombosis
Flashcard 4: Smooth muscle proliferation and ECM deposition in the arterial intima leads to the formation of fibrous _____ and ultimately complex atheromas
Answer: plaques
Flashcard 5: The intimal plaque that causes atherosclerosis often undergoes dystrophic _____
Answer: calcification
Flashcard 6: The foam cell from the cholesterol-laden macrophages eventually dies, causing cholesterol to precipitate out, forming an _____ plaque
Answer: atherosclerotic
Flashcard 7: Late lesions of polyarteritis nodosa are characterized by _____, leading to vessel narrowing
Answer: fibrosis
Flashcard 8: Legg-Calvé-Perthes (LCP) and Slipped Capital Femoral Epiphyses (SCFE) are both causes of _____
Answer: Avascular Necrosis of the Femoral Head
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Flashcard 9: What microscopic changes occur during the first 4 hours of a myocardial infarction?
_____
Answer: None :)
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Flashcard 10: Atherosclerotic plaques thicken the intima and impair perfusion of the tunica media resulting in _____ of smooth muscle cells
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