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Cricks Hemostasis
Cricks Hemostasis Flash Cards
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| What term describes the ability of a vein or artery to make itself smaller, keeping blood from leaking out of a wound? | vascular spasm |
| What does vascular refer to? | veins or arteries? |
| What blood component becomes "sticky" and tries to plug the opening in the blood vessel when it is damaged? | platelets |
| What is the process called when the platelets clog a wound opening? | platelet adhesion |
| When platelets begin the chemical reaction that makes them sticky, how does the blood vessel respond? | vascular spasm |
| When platelets go through the chemical reaction as they try to plug a wound in a blood vessel, how do other platelets respond? | they become sticky- furthering platelet adhesion. |
| What is another name for blood clotting? | coagulation |
| What protein from the plasma forms a sticky net that helps clog a wound in the blood vessel? | fibrin |
| What two blood components get caught in the fibrin net? | platelets and RBCs |
| What process dissolves the clot when the healing process is over? | fibrinolysis |