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What is the function of fibrin in the blood clotting process?
What is the function of fibrin in the blood clotting process?
- To form a solid plug in the blood vessels
- To circulate in the blood in high concentration
- To act as a mesh to hold the platelet plug together (correct)
- To activate platelets at the site of injury
Which factor is responsible for converting fibrinogen to fibrin?
Which factor is responsible for converting fibrinogen to fibrin?
- Prothrombin
- Fibrin
- Thrombin (correct)
- Platelets
What is the role of platelets in the blood clotting process?
What is the role of platelets in the blood clotting process?
- To convert fibrinogen to fibrin
- To form a plug at the site of vessel injury (correct)
- To activate thrombin
- To circulate in the blood in high concentration
What initiates the complex cascade involving 13 factors in the blood clotting process?
What initiates the complex cascade involving 13 factors in the blood clotting process?
Which factor is formed from Factor V by previously activated thrombin?
Which factor is formed from Factor V by previously activated thrombin?
What does thrombin activate to crosslink the fibrin strands together to form the clot at the end?
What does thrombin activate to crosslink the fibrin strands together to form the clot at the end?
In which pathway does the tissue factor serve as the 'spark' activated by initial injury?
In which pathway does the tissue factor serve as the 'spark' activated by initial injury?
What is the importance of thrombin in the blood clotting process?
What is the importance of thrombin in the blood clotting process?
Which deficiency is associated with the formation of Thrombophilia?
Which deficiency is associated with the formation of Thrombophilia?
What is the result of mutations near F8 that may lead to Haemophilia A?
What is the result of mutations near F8 that may lead to Haemophilia A?
Which factor deficiency is associated with Haemophilia B?
Which factor deficiency is associated with Haemophilia B?
What does Factor XIII activate in the blood clotting process?
What does Factor XIII activate in the blood clotting process?
