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4 Restriction of blood flow 1 Generated with tissue factor, calcium ions and Factor VII in the extrinsic pathway
12 Generated with help from platelet factor when exposed collagen triggers the intrisic pathway 2 The phase of hemostasis in which the blood vessels clamp down around the damaged area and become sticky
3 A cell that secretes platelets into the bloodstream
5 The phase of hemostasis in which fibrin, platelets and blood cells form a clot
6 The phase of hemostasis in which thrombocytes stick to the walls of surrounding blood vessels
7 Platelets contract and shrink the area of the wound
8 Result of t-PA converting plasminogen into plasmin
9 The old word for platelet, stemming from their role in clotting
10 Thromboplastin activates Factor X; Factor X converts prothrombin into thrombin; thrombin converts fibrinogen into fibrin
11 The three involved in blood clotting are extrinsic, intrinsic and common


Reference

Martini, Frederic H. and Bartholomew, Edwin F. Essentials of Anatomy and Physiology. 2nd ed. 2000: Prentice Hall, New Jersey.

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