KINE 4900 Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Very Low-Density Lipoprotein, Aorta, Weight Loss

• School: York University
• Department: Kinesiology & Health Science
• Course: KINE 4900
• Professor: Rolando Ceddia

Document Summary

Foam cells can appear anywhere: coronary artery disease. Narrowing of the lumen of one or more of one or more of the conronary arteries. Atherosclerosis is the irregular distribution of blood lipid deposits in the intima of large and medium arteries. Narrowing of lumen means reducing the area where blood flows through. The artery has three layers: intima-the most internal layer that we have that is in contact with the blood. Right at the intima, there are tiny cells that form, this cell is called endothelium. Cells that make up the structure is called endothelium. Purpose acts as a barrier, a layer of cell that covers the entire circumference of the lumen. It is a selective barrier, allows certain things to pass, most important: reacts to things that happen in our blood. If we have anything to happen to our blood, the endothelium releases chemicals that artery dilate or constrict.