Chapter 12, Problem 12.5BTA

Summary Introduction

To explain: Three common locations of atheromas.

Concept introduction: The disease which causes the narrowing of arteries due to the buildup of plaque is called atherosclerosis. It is also known as the hardening of arteries or arteriosclerosis. It is not a single disease entity, rather a pathologic process which affects the vascular systems throughout the body. The thickening of walls or degeneration of fatty acids that occurs in atherosclerosis is known as the atheromas.