Question
Thickening of arteries due to cholesterol deposition is
arteriosclerosis
rheumatic heart
blood pressure
cardiac arrest
Solution
A.
arteriosclerosis
Thickening of arteries due to cholesterol deposition is arteriosclerosis. This is extremely widespread disease predisposes to myocardial infarction, cerebral thrombosis, and other serious illness. It is characterized by infiltration of cholesterol and appearance of foam cells in certain lesions of the arterial wall, distorting the vessels and making them rigid.
