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big plaque
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atheroma
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smooth muscle cells
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media
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adventitia
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outer core
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lots of cholesterol
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fatty streak
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- thrombosis
- blood
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atherogenesis
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the formation of atheromas on the walls of the arteries
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atheromas
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________ not merely filled with lipids, but contain cells whose functions critically influence...
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atheroma
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intrinsic vascular wall cells (2)
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1. endothelium
2. smooth muscle cells
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inflammatory cells (3)
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1. macrophages
2. T lymphocytes
3. mast cells
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tendency of a material to coe in contact with the blood and produce a:
- thrombus (clot)
-...
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throbogenicity
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Virchow's triad (3)
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1. hemodynamic changes (stasis, turbulence)
2. endothelial injury/dysfunction
3. hypercoagulability...
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erythrocytes, O2 carriers
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RBC
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WBC (3)
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1. neutrophils
2. eosinophils
3. lymphocytes
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platelets (1)
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thrombocytes
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plasma
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carrier
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tunica intima (2)
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1. endothelium
2. SM
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tunica media (2)
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1. SM
2. collagen
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tunica adventitia (1)
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1. loose connective tissue
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3 endothelial layers
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1. tunica intima
2. tunica media
3. tunica adventitia
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a single-cell lining covering the internal surface of blood vessels, cardiac valves, and numerous...
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endothelium
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location allows it to sense changes in hemodymanic forces and blood-borne signals and respond...
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endothelium
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inflammatory response (3)
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1. dilation of capillaries to increase blood flow
2. micro vascular structural changes and...
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immune response (4)
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1. much more specific than inflammatory response
2. involves memory and specificity
3. antigen/antibody...
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Endothelium functions (4)
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1. vessel integrity
2. regulates permeability
3. vasocontriction
4. vasodilation
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Endothelium produces (4)
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1. vasoconstrictors
2. vasodilators
3. pro-thrombotic, anti-thrombotic and fibrinolytic substances
4....
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endothelin (Et-1)
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vasocontrictor
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- NO
- prostacyclin (PGI2)
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vasodilators
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adhesion molecules (3)
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1. platelets
2. monocytes
3. lymphocytes
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injury to endothelium, causes generalized damage (4)
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1. TC and TG
2. hypertension
3. smoking
4. excess LDL
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all atherogenesis is related to an inflammatory response to ________
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endothelial damage
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