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Atherosclerosis is characterized by the buildup of arterial plaque. When plaque first begins to form, on which part of the blood vessel do the monocytes bind after taking in cholesterol-rich lipoproteins?

the tunica media
the internal elastic membrane
the endothelial lining
the tunica externa

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The correct answer would be The endothelial lining

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