The embolus depicted in the cross section is an example of?: (A) Paradoxical embolus, (B) Retrograde embolus, (C) Saddle embolus, (D) Atheroembolus
Answer is C. Pulmonary Embolus can occlude the main pulmonary artery, lodge at the bifurcation of the right and left pulmonary arteries called saddle embolus.
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