Platelets Flashcards
1
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Agglutinate
A
Clumping together to form small clusters; platelets agglutinate to start clotting process
2
Q
Fibrin
A
Whitish protein formed by action of thrombin and fibrinogen, which is basis for clotting of blood
3
Q
Hemostasis
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To stop bleeding or stagnation of circulating blood
4
Q
Prothrombin
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Protein element within blood that interacts with calcium salts to form thrombin
5
Q
Thrombin
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Clotting enzyme that converts fibrinogen to fibrin
6
Q
Thrombocytes
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Also called ‘platelets’; play critical part in blood-clotting process by agglutinating into small clusters and releasing thrombokinase
7
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Thromboplastin
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Substance released by platelets; reacts with prothrombin to form thrombin
