Platelets Flashcards
Agglutinate
Clumping together to form small clusters; platelets agglutinate to start clotting process
Fibrin
Whitish protein formed by action of thrombin and fibrinogen, which is basis for clotting of blood
Hemostasis
To stop bleeding or stagnation of circulating blood
Prothrombin
Protein element within blood that interacts with calcium salts to form thrombin
Thrombin
Clotting enzyme that converts fibrinogen to fibrin
Thrombocytes
Also called ‘platelets’; play critical part in blood-clotting process by agglutinating into small clusters and releasing thrombokinase
Thromboplastin
Substance released by platelets; reacts with prothrombin to form thrombin