HAEMOSTASIS Flashcards
HAEMOSTASISISIS (11 cards)
How is a thrombus formation prevented
endothelial cells in intact blood vessels secrete things
What does nitric oxide do and where is it secreted
Vasodilator and inhibits platelet activation and aggregation and secreted in endothelial cells
What does endothelin do and where is it secreted
vasodilator and endothelial cells
Where does prostacyclin come from and what does it do
It inhibits platelet activation and is secreted from endothelial cells in intact blood vessels
What does heparin sulfate do and what expresses it
activate antithrombin and endothelial cells in intact blood vessels
Where in the body expresses thrombomodulin and what does it do
endothelial cells in intact blood vessels and changes thrombins affinity from proclotting to anticoagulant factors
what can serotonin do
chemical vasoconstrictor
Thrombocytosis meaning
Thrombocytosis (throm-boe-sie-TOE-sis) is a disorder in which your body produces too many platelets.
Thrombocytopenia meaning
Thrombocytopenia is a condition in which you have a low blood platelet count.
What can ADP activate
platelets
What is the final activation factor for platelets
coagulation cascade
