MICROANATOMY

Detailed explanation-1: -A blood clot that forms inside one of your veins or arteries is called a thrombus. A thrombus may also form in your heart. A thrombus that breaks loose and travels from one location in the body to another is called an embolus.

Detailed explanation-2: -When a blood clot is attached to the wall of a blood vessel, it is called a thrombus. When it moves through the bloodstream and blocks the flow of blood in another part of the body, it is called an embolus.

Detailed explanation-3: -embolus. noun. em·bo·lus ˈem-bə-ləs. plural emboli-ˌlī : an abnormal particle (as an air bubble) circulating in the blood compare thrombus.

Detailed explanation-4: -A thrombus is a blood clot that forms in a vein. An embolus is anything that moves through the blood vessels until it reaches a vessel that is too small to let it pass.

Detailed explanation-5: -During a mechanical thrombectomy, they use special devices to either break up the clot, dissolve the clot, or suck out the clot through a catheter-like vacuum. Closure: Your surgeon repairs the blood vessel if you have a surgical thrombectomy.