MEDICAL PHYSIOLOGY

PHYSIOLOGY

PULMONARY PHYSIOLOGY

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
True or false? An embolus is a foreign substance circulating in the bloodstream.
A
True
B
False
C
Either A or B
D
None of the above
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -An embolus is a foreign substance circulating in the bloodstream. The period of ventricular contraction in the heart is called diastole. Arteriosclerosis is a ballooning out of, or saclike formation on, an artery wall. Plasma is approximately 75 percent water with many suspended substances.

Detailed explanation-2: -A thrombus clot is a completely stationary blood clot, it doesn’t move. Thrombus clots typically build up inside the walls of blood vessels such as veins and arteries. While almost every blood clot starts as a thrombus clot, they can sometimes dislodge and travel through the bloodstream.

Detailed explanation-3: -A thrombus is a clot that stays in place while an embolus is a clot that is dislodged and circulates in the bloodstream.

Detailed explanation-4: -A thrombus is a freely moving clot, while an embolism is a clot stuck in a blood vessel.

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