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Lesson 3-1 BCLT
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| The act of two parts or surfaces sticking together | adhesion |
| The collecting of separate objects into one mass | aggregation |
| Abnormal thickening and hardening of the arterial walls, causing loss of elasticity and impaired blood circulation | arteriosclerosis |
| a form of arteriosclerosis in which lipids, calcium, cholesterol, and other substances deposit on the inner walls of the arteries | atherosclerosis |
| the process of forming a fibrin clot | coagulation |
| a group of plasma proteins (and the mineral calcium) involved in blood clotting | coagulation factors |
| a protein connective tissue found in skin, bone, ligaments, and cartilage | collagen |
| one of the products formed from the breakdown of fibrin by plasmin | D-dimer |
| a mass (clot) of blood or foreign matter carried in the circulation | embolus (pl. emboli) |
| the layer of epithelial cells that lines blood vessels and the serous cavities of the body | endothelium |
| a protien formed from fibrinogen by the action of thrombin | fibrin |
| degradation products formed when plasmin cleaves fibrin or fibrinogen; formerly fibrin split products | fibrin degradation products |
| a plasma protein produced in the liver and converted to fibrin through the action of thrombin | fibrinogen |
| enzymatic breakdown of a blood clot | fibrinolysis |
| uncontrolled bleeding | hemorrhage |
| the process of stopping bleeding, which includes clot formation and dissolution | hemostasis |
| within the blood vessels | intravascular |
| in the body, a mineral that plays an important role in hemostatis | ionized calcium |
| an enzyme that binds to fibrin and initiates breakdown of the fibrin clot (fibrinolysis) | plasmin |
| the inactive precursor of plasmin | plasminogen |
| the precursor of thrombin; factor II | prothrombin |
| a protein formed from prothrombin by the action of thromboplastin and other factors in the presence of calicium ions; factor IIa | thrombin |
| a lipoprotein found in endothelium and other tissue; coagulation factor III; also called tissue factor | thromboplastin |
| a blood clot that obstructs a blood vessel | thrombus (pl. thrombi) |
| narrowing of the diameter of a blood vessel | vasoconstriction |