MICROANATOMY

Detailed explanation-1: -A blood clot that travels from one place to another in the body is called an embolus. Disorders of coagulation and hemostasis may be passed along at birth or may develop later. Hemophilia, the most common condition leading to bleeding is an example of a condition that is congenital, or present from birth.

Detailed explanation-2: -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. When this happens, the blood flow is stopped by the embolus. An embolus is often a small piece of a blood clot that breaks off (thromboembolus).

Detailed explanation-3: -A pulmonary embolism is a sudden blockage in your pulmonary arteries, the blood vessels that send blood to your lungs. It usually happens when a blood clot in the deep veins in your leg breaks off and travels to your lungs. A blood clot that travels to another part of your body is called an embolus.

Detailed explanation-4: -An embolus is a particle that moves about in our blood vessels, either in the veins or arteries. Most emboli are composed of clotted blood cells. A blood clot is called a thrombus and a moving blood clot is called a thromboembolus.