What do fibrous plaques of atherosclerosis serve as when they are laid down in the vessels?
a. Stent to keep the vessel open
b. Trap to which other substances adhere
c. Threat to the integrity of the vessel wall
d. Embolus
B
The plaque surface acts as a trap to which fibrous plaques can adhere, causing more narrowing of the vessel. The enlarging plaque can become a thrombus but not an embolus because emboli are usually considered to be traveling aggregations that lodge in a small arteriole.
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