Thrombosis

• What is thrombosis?


  formation of a blood clot
• What can an atheroma plaque do?

  • Can rupture the endothelium of an artery
  • This damages the artery wall and leaves a rough surface
  • PLATELETS and FIBRIN accumulate at site of damage and form a BLOOD CLOT
• What does rupture mean?

  Burst through
• What is fibrin a type of?

  protein
• What is the endothelium of an artery?

  Inner lining of an artery
• What is a thrombus?

  a blood clot
• What can this blood clot do?


  Can cause a complete blockage of the artery OR

  It can become dislodged and block a blood vessel elsewhere in the body
• What can debris from the rupture do?

  Can cause another blood clot to form further down the artery