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16 Cards in this Set
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Atheroma |
A deposit of cholesterol and other insoluble lipids in the coronary artery |
Coronary Heart Disease |
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Atherosclerosis |
The narrowing of coronary artery lumens,caused by the deposit of atheromas, restricting blood flow |
Coronary Heart Disease |
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Plaque |
An atheroma that has hardened as it collects minerals |
Coronary Heart Disease |
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Aneurism |
Localised swelling in the coronary artery caused by blood pressure on a weakened artery wall. |
Coronary Heart Disease |
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Thrombus |
A blood clot at the site of the plaque deposit |
Coronary Heart Disease |
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Embolism |
A mobile blood clot |
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Coronary Thrombosis |
The complete blocking of a coronary artery |
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Coronary Thrombosis |
The complete blocking of a coronary artery |
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Myocardial Infarction |
The death of myocytes (cardiac cells) due to lack of oxygen |
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Phagocyte |
A non-specific white blood cell that performs the process of phagocytosis in the non-specific immune response. |
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Phagocytosis |
A process of the non-specific immune response where a phagocyte engulfs a microbe allowing it to be destroyed |
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Phagocytosis |
A process of the non-specific immune response where a phagocyte engulfs a microbe allowing it to be destroyed |
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Phagosome |
A membrane sac in which a microbe is contained after phagocytosis |
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Phagocytosis |
A process of the non-specific immune response where a phagocyte engulfs a microbe allowing it to be destroyed |
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Phagosome |
A membrane sac in which a microbe is contained after phagocytosis |
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Lysosome |
A vesicles containing lysozymes |
Fuses with the phagosome realising contents which hydrolyse microbes lipids, carbohydrates and proteins thus killing it. |
