Essentials Of Human Disease 2nd Edition by Leonard Crowley

Exercise 1

Several factors predispose to formation of blood clots within blood vessels. They are
A. sluggish flow of blood within a blood vessel
B. damage to the wall of the blood vessel
C. increased coagulability of the blood
Which of these factors is of greatest importance in the following situations?
A thrombus formed in a coronary artery in which the lining (intima) is damaged by accumulation of cholesterol and other lipids in the arterial wall.