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AS Bio Atheroscleros

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What is a blood clot called? Thrombosis
Posh name for a heart aattack myocardial infarction
Layer of cells that line the artery Endothelium
Tissue decay Gangrene
What happens immediately after the artery wall is damaged Inflammatory response
What do white blood cells accumumate once they reach the damaged area of the artery? Cholesterol
What the build up of white cells in the artery wall is called atheroma
The mineral that together with fibrous tissues hardens the atheroma calcium
The hardened atheroma is called .... Plaque
What happens to the elasticity of the artery wall once the plaque forms It decreases
Raised blood pressure causing arterial damge that leads to narrowing of the artery and further blood pressure rise is... positive feedback
The blood cells that try to fix the damage to the artery wall platelets
Prothrombin is converted to active thrombin
Thrombin is an enzyme
thrombin converts soluble..... fibrinogen
fibrinogen is converted by thrombin to fibres of insoluble fibrin/
Fibrin causes a clot by trapping blood cells
Why do only arteries get atherosclerosis? Fast flowing, high pressure blood.
Created by: carolannaston
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