PATHOLOGY

PATHOLOGY MCQ

INFLAMMATION

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
A clot that has occured in an unbroken (intact) blood vessel is a bad thing and called a ____
A
hematoma
B
thrombus
C
scab
D
platelet plug
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Thrombosis is when a blood clot (thrombus) forms within a blood vessel and prevents the correct flow of blood around the circulatory system. There are two components to a thrombus: aggregated platelets and red blood cells that form a plug, and a mesh of cross-linked fibrin protein.

Detailed explanation-2: -Thrombosis-blood clotting in an unbroken blood vessel.

Detailed explanation-3: -Thrombosis is a blood clot within blood vessels that limits the flow of blood. Acute venous and arterial thromboses are the most common cause of death in developed countries.

Detailed explanation-4: -A platelet plug is formed, and the external bleeding stops. Next, small molecules, called clotting factors, cause strands of blood-borne materials, called fibrin, to stick together and seal the inside of the wound. Eventually, the cut blood vessel heals and the blood clot dissolves after a few days.

Detailed explanation-5: -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.

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