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What is the main focus of the learning objectives outlined in the text?
What is the main focus of the learning objectives outlined in the text?
- Effects of atherosclerosis on different organs (correct)
- Genetic factors leading to atherosclerosis
- Development of atherosclerosis in blood vessels
- Causes of 'vulnerable/unstable' plaque in atherosclerosis
Which statement best describes the incidence of atherosclerosis mentioned in the text?
Which statement best describes the incidence of atherosclerosis mentioned in the text?
- It is most common in early years and decreases with age
- It is extremely uncommon in the Western world
- It is almost universal in middle and old age (correct)
- It is equally prevalent across all age groups
What defines atherosclerosis as a systemic but patchy disease?
What defines atherosclerosis as a systemic but patchy disease?
- It affects large and medium-sized arteries
- It leads to complete blockage of blood vessels
- The lesions contain variable proportions of accumulated lipid and fibrosis (correct)
- It is caused by environmental stressors only
What makes atheroma different from 'vulnerable/unstable' plaque?
What makes atheroma different from 'vulnerable/unstable' plaque?
What are the two modes of failure discussed regarding blood vessels in the text?
What are the two modes of failure discussed regarding blood vessels in the text?
Why is atherosclerosis described as a complex, multifactorial disease in the text?
Why is atherosclerosis described as a complex, multifactorial disease in the text?
What does the term 'atheroma' refer to based on its Greek origin mentioned in the text?
What does the term 'atheroma' refer to based on its Greek origin mentioned in the text?
Why does the text describe atherosclerosis as incompletely understood?
Why does the text describe atherosclerosis as incompletely understood?
Which risk factor for atheroma is considered a major modifiable risk factor according to the text?
Which risk factor for atheroma is considered a major modifiable risk factor according to the text?
In the context of atheroma risk factors, what is the relative risk associated with cigarette smoking in causing ischemic heart disease (IHD)?
In the context of atheroma risk factors, what is the relative risk associated with cigarette smoking in causing ischemic heart disease (IHD)?
Which type of arteries are mainly affected by the process of arterial wall thickening and loss of elasticity mentioned in the text?
Which type of arteries are mainly affected by the process of arterial wall thickening and loss of elasticity mentioned in the text?
What is the major fixed constitutional risk factor for atheroma formation mentioned in the text?
What is the major fixed constitutional risk factor for atheroma formation mentioned in the text?
Which part of the artery consists of smooth muscle cells and elastic fibers according to the normal arterial structure described in the text?
Which part of the artery consists of smooth muscle cells and elastic fibers according to the normal arterial structure described in the text?
What is the primary role of the intima layer of the artery based on the normal arterial structure mentioned in the text?
What is the primary role of the intima layer of the artery based on the normal arterial structure mentioned in the text?
In which type of arteries does atheroma formation usually start, according to the content provided?
In which type of arteries does atheroma formation usually start, according to the content provided?
Which laboratory marker of chronic inflammation is associated with an increased risk of atheroma formation according to the text?
Which laboratory marker of chronic inflammation is associated with an increased risk of atheroma formation according to the text?
What is the primary material found in a fatty streak?
What is the primary material found in a fatty streak?
What characterizes an advanced or raised fibrolipid plaque?
What characterizes an advanced or raised fibrolipid plaque?
What is the key role of the endothelium in atherosclerosis pathogenesis?
What is the key role of the endothelium in atherosclerosis pathogenesis?
What are the systemic insults that can lead to endothelial injury?
What are the systemic insults that can lead to endothelial injury?
Which cells are involved in the lesion progression of atherosclerosis?
Which cells are involved in the lesion progression of atherosclerosis?
What is the endothelial 'stickiness' associated with in atherosclerosis?
What is the endothelial 'stickiness' associated with in atherosclerosis?
Which of the following is NOT involved in cellular recruitment in atherosclerosis?
Which of the following is NOT involved in cellular recruitment in atherosclerosis?
What is the earliest sign of endothelial damage according to the text?
What is the earliest sign of endothelial damage according to the text?
Which of the following is NOT a response of the vessel wall to injury as per the text?
Which of the following is NOT a response of the vessel wall to injury as per the text?
What is the effect of IL-1 recruiting T-cells according to the text?
What is the effect of IL-1 recruiting T-cells according to the text?
Which process involves impaired lipid recycling leading to foam cell formation?
Which process involves impaired lipid recycling leading to foam cell formation?
What contributes to neo-intimal myocytes according to the text?
What contributes to neo-intimal myocytes according to the text?
Which factor leads to increased LDL permeability according to the text?
Which factor leads to increased LDL permeability according to the text?
What is a consequence of acute plaque changes according to the text?
What is a consequence of acute plaque changes according to the text?
What does enhanced expression of cellular adhesion molecules on endothelium lead to?
What does enhanced expression of cellular adhesion molecules on endothelium lead to?
What cells migrate into the intima from blood in the context of atheroma pathogenesis?
What cells migrate into the intima from blood in the context of atheroma pathogenesis?
Which cells in the intima synthesize extracellular matrix, including collagen?
Which cells in the intima synthesize extracellular matrix, including collagen?
What causes further damage in atherosclerosis by accumulating and oxidizing within the vessels?
What causes further damage in atherosclerosis by accumulating and oxidizing within the vessels?
From which source can intimal smooth muscle cells be recruited in atheroma formation?
From which source can intimal smooth muscle cells be recruited in atheroma formation?
What is the distinctive phenotype of intimal smooth muscle cells compared to medial smooth muscle cells in atheroma development?
What is the distinctive phenotype of intimal smooth muscle cells compared to medial smooth muscle cells in atheroma development?
What type of cells engulf lipid and form foam cells during the initial stages of atheroma formation?
What type of cells engulf lipid and form foam cells during the initial stages of atheroma formation?
What do oxidized lipids primarily contribute to within the vasculature during atherosclerosis?
What do oxidized lipids primarily contribute to within the vasculature during atherosclerosis?
