What term describes lipid deposits that form in arterial walls?

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What term describes lipid deposits that form in arterial walls?

The concept being tested is atherosclerosis, where lipid buildup occurs within the arterial wall to form a lesion. Lipids accumulate in the intima, become oxidized, and attract macrophages that turn into foam cells, creating a fatty streak that progresses into an atherosclerotic plaque. This plaque features a lipid-rich core with a fibrous cap and can grow to narrow the vessel lumen, impairing blood flow and potentially rupturing to trigger events downstream. The term for these lipid deposits in arterial walls is plaques, specifically atherosclerotic plaques. Other terms describe different phenomena: clots or thrombi are coagulated blood masses, and an aneurysm is a dilation of the vessel wall.

The concept being tested is atherosclerosis, where lipid buildup occurs within the arterial wall to form a lesion. Lipids accumulate in the intima, become oxidized, and attract macrophages that turn into foam cells, creating a fatty streak that progresses into an atherosclerotic plaque. This plaque features a lipid-rich core with a fibrous cap and can grow to narrow the vessel lumen, impairing blood flow and potentially rupturing to trigger events downstream. The term for these lipid deposits in arterial walls is plaques, specifically atherosclerotic plaques. Other terms describe different phenomena: clots or thrombi are coagulated blood masses, and an aneurysm is a dilation of the vessel wall.

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