Check your notes on Atherosclerosis and/or watch the following video https://www

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Check your notes on Atherosclerosis and/or watch the following video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R6QTiBfzULE

(Also available on bb) and select the correct statements below: (Select all that apply)

A. Atherosclerosis involves the deposition of plaque between the tunica externa and the tunica media of the arteries

B. Foam cells are WBCs that have engulfed LDL cholesterol

C. Smooth muscle cells may migrate into the plaque from the tunica media

D. A stable plaque can narrow the lumen of a blood vessel

E. If a plaque ruptures, a thrombus may develop overtop of the area to further impede blood flow through the vessel

F. Atherosclerosis can result in ischemia to the legs, brain, heart, kidneys

A. Atherosclerosis involves the deposition of plaque between the tunica externa and the tunica media of the arteries

B. Foam cells are WBCs that have engulfed LDL cholesterol

C. Smooth muscle cells may migrate into the plaque from the tunica media

D. A stable plaque can narrow the lumen of a blood vessel

E. If a plaque ruptures, a thrombus may develop overtop of the area to further impede blood flow through the vessel

F. Atherosclerosis can result in ischemia to the legs, brain, heart, kidneys

A is wrong because plaques are formed between the layers of tunica intima and tunica media

B is correct

C is correct

D wrong rupture can narrowing the blood vessel

E is correct

F is correct

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