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Lesson 3-1 BCLT
Question | Answer |
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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 |