Meredith Hoffman

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medical illustration of The blood flow in a healthy aorta compared to the blood flow in an aortic dissection. In a dissection, a tear in the inner layer of the vessel causes blood to flow between the layers and form a false lumen. Depicted here is a type A aortic dissection - a dissection occurring in the ascending aorta.
Next medical illustration of A sprained ankle occurs when you roll or twist your ankle, causing the ligaments around your ankle to become damaged. This illustration depicts some of the ligaments that can be torn in a severe ankle sprain, including the anterior tibiofibular ligament anterior talofibular ligament, and calcaneofibular ligament.

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The blood flow in a healthy aorta compared to the blood flow in an aortic dissection. In a dissection, a tear in the inner layer of the vessel causes blood to flow between the layers and form a false lumen. Depicted here is a type A aortic dissection - a dissection occurring in the ascending aorta.

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