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Lack of blood to a tissue fed by blocked arteries is called?
Infarct
Does an infarct putrefy?
Generally no, unless blood supply is returned to the area or a supporating bacteria somehow invades the area. One of the more common locations for an infarct is in the kidneys, and the usual chronic result is fibrosis, not putrefaction.
What is a cerebellar infarct?
The word cerebellar refers to the cerebellum. This is also called the Little Brain. The cerebellum, in the back of the brain, controls balance, coordination and fine muscle control (e.g., walking).Damage may cause ataxias (inability to walk in a straight line). An infarct is another name for a small localized area of dead tissue resulting from failure of blood supply. In the case of the brain, a stroke.This person had a stoke in the cerebellum and may have problems with balance and walking.
When will an inferior planet be closest to Earth?
At "inferior conjunction".
What is the function of superior and inferior venacava?
What does the inferior venacava do
What are other names for Wallenberg syndrome?
The syndrome is also known as lateral medullary infarct (LMI) or posterior inferior cerebellar artery syndrome (PICA).
How were concentration camps similar to extermination camps in nazi German?
Answer this question… Both served as prisons for people the Nazis saw as dangerous or inferior.
What is a bone infarct?
Bone infarct refers to ischemic death of the cellular elements of the bone and marrow.
Hypertrophy of the inferior articulating process?
Hypertrophy refers to the increase of the size of an organ, which can often be detrimental. The inferior articular process is a part of the vertebrae, and as such hypertrophy in this location can be extremely dangerous.
What can cause sudden cardiac death?
An infarct.
What happens when you have a infarct in your heart?
heart attack
What is meant by infarct?
that is when a pat dies, the term is most frequently used to describe an area of the heart or brain. An infarct is caused by lack of blood flow (perfusion) or trauma.
What is meant by multi- infarct dementia?
I am not a doctor but multi-infarct dementia would be when multiple spots of the brian have died causing the patient to fall into a series of dementia and other illnesses.
What is Distal tibia bone infarct due to trauma?
An infarct is an area of tissue death due to loss of blood supply. A distal tibia bone infarct due to trauma, then, means tissue death at the part of the larger lower leg bone closest to the ankle. The cause of the tissue death was trauma.
Is infarct the fatty deposit of an artery?
No it's called plaque.
What is lack of blood to a tissue fed by blocked arteries?
infarct
What is lateral infarct?
wedge shape part across the heart
