The Buildup of Fatty Substances on the Walls of an Artery

question 6

Multiple Choice

The buildup of fatty substances on the walls of an artery is called:

• A) atheroma.
• B) anastomosis.
• C) atherosclerosis.
• D) arteriosclerosis.

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Definitions:

Ova

The female reproductive cells or eggs in animals and plants.

Tetrads

Structures formed during meiosis consisting of four chromatids (two homologous chromosomes) that enable genetic recombination and reductional division.

Metaphase I

A stage in the first division of meiosis where homologous chromosomes align at the equatorial plate before being separated into two daughter cells.

Sister Chromatids

Identical copies of a chromosome, connected by a centromere, that are present in a cell after DNA replication.