6. Blood Clotting Flashcards
1
Q
Haemostasis
A
The stopping of a flow of blood
2
Q
Thrombosis
A
Formation of a blood clot within a blood vessel
3
Q
Embolus
A
Anything that moves through the blood vessels until it reaches a vessel that is too small to pass
4
Q
Deep vein thrombosis
A
Clot forms in deep veins
Pain, swelling, redness
Can cause pulmonary embolism
5
Q
Myocardial Infarction
A
Blockage of coronary artery by clot originating from atherosclerotic plaque
6
Q
Coagulation Cascade
A
Series of individual clotting factors creates a chain reaction
7
Q
Give the extrinsic pathway
A
CF: 3 to 7 to 10
Activates thrombin (activates 5,7,8,11,13)
Antithrombin and fibrin
8
Q
Give the intrinsic pathway
A
12 11 9 and 8 10 and 5 Thrombin Fibrin
