MICROANATOMY

Detailed explanation-1: -The term hematoma describes an area of blood that collects outside of the larger blood vessels. Hematomas are commonly due to injuries or trauma in the area.

Detailed explanation-2: -hematoma-a localized mass of blood, usually clotted, trapped in an organ, space, or tissue, resulting from a break in the wall of a blood vessel.

Detailed explanation-3: -A hematoma usually is not a cause for concern. It is not the same thing as a blood clot in a vein, and it does not cause blood clots.

Detailed explanation-4: -However, when blood clots form within blood vessels they can obstruct blood flow, a condition called thrombosis.

Detailed explanation-5: -A blood clot that forms along the wall of a blood vessel is called a thrombus. An embolus is piece of a thrombus that breaks off and flows through the blood until it gets stuck in a small blood vessel downstream from the original thrombus.