A nursing instructor is teaching a group of student nurses about cerebrovascular disorders and associated pathophysiology. Which statement of the student nurse requires correction?
1. "A small blood vessel infarction that is associated with hypertension is known as a lacunar infarct."
2. "The right atrium undergoes atrial fibrillation with stasis of blood and clot formation in an ischemic stroke."
3. "The ischemia of the brain is caused by a thromboembolism from a carotid stenosis in a transient ischemic attack."
4. "The cerebral artery ruptures and causes a large amount of blood to compress the brain tissue in a hemorrhagic shock."
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