Platelets-Blood Clotting Flashcards
1
Q
What do platelets detect?
A
Damaged blood vessels
2
Q
What happens when platelets detect damaged blood vessels?
A
Burst and release special adhesive chemicals
3
Q
What do platelets do after bursting and releasing special adhesive chemicals?
A
Stick together and form a platelet plug
4
Q
What happens in a platelet plug?
A
Through chemical reactions, forms strand-like fibrin molecule
5
Q
What does this fibrin molecule do?
A
A mess of fibrin strands forms a blood clot
6
Q
What does blood clot do?
A
Protects body from losing blood through the damaged vessel
7
Q
What else does the clot do?
A
Holds vessel wound together until it can be reconstructed with new tissue growth
