Path 1 Quiz 4 Flashcards
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What term means “the stoppage of blood loss”?
Hemostasis
What is the principle mechanism of hemostasis?
Blood coagulation
What is a blood clot?
A mesh of protein filaments that traps blood formed elements to form a red, gelatinous mass
*this is a major killer in the united states
Define Fibrin Threads
Define Fibrinogen
Fibrin Threads: Threads that holds the blood cells together and they seal the wound to prevent losing of blood
Fibrinogen: Creates Fibrin strands
Clotting factors
- what are they, produced where?
- when are they inactive/active
- Vitamin most closely related?
- Are a set of PROTEINS produced in the liver
- Inactive in the blood circulation
- They are activated up injury through the extrinsic and intrinsic pathways, in the formation of a clot
- Vitamin K plays a key role
Clotting Factor I
Fibrinogen
Clotting Factor II
Prothrombin
Clotting Factor V
Preaccelerin
Clotting Factor VII
proconvertin
Clotting Factor IX
Christmas Factor
Why is clotting factor IX named what is it named?
Because “Christmas” was first described in a pt. with this name
Clotting factor X
Stuart Prower Factor
Clotting Factor XI
Plasma Thromboplastin antecedent
Clotting Factor XII
Hageman Factor
Clotting Factor XIII
Fibrin Stabilizing factor
What are the two ways blood clots are formed?
1) Blood Clot cascade
2) Platelet Activation
Which process of blood clotting involves fibrin strands?
Blood clot cascade
Fibrin Strands are made out of
protein fibrinogen (5 - 7% of all blood proteins)
In order to activate clotting factor 1 (fibrinogen), we need to activate
Clotting factor X (Stuart Prower Factor )
What are the two pathways of the Blood Clot Cascade? Where does each pathway happen?
- Extrinsic pathway: can happen in blood vessels and outside blood vessels
- Intrinsic Pathway: only develops within the blood vessels
Explain the Extrinsic pathway of the Blood Clot Cascade?.
- AKA for “Tissue Factor”
- Where does this occur - what cells?
- what is “tissue factor” released from?
- What clotting factors are involved
- What clotting factor activates another clotting factor
Tissue factor AKA Tissue Thromboplastin
Released from damaged cells, both injured blood vessels cells and injured tissue cells - these activate clotting factors
Tissue factor activates proconvertin (CFVII), proconvertin then activates stuart prower factor (CF X)
Explain the sequence of events for the Intrinsic Pathway?
Where does this occur?
- The inner layer of blood vessels are covered by endothelial cells - if there is a scratching of endothelial cells there is exposure of collagen fibers of SUBendotheial cells - they are exposed to blood flow and the clotting factor is then activated
- This only occurs INSIDE injuries blood vessels
- Exposure of collagen fibers to blood flow activates CF XII (HANGMAN FACTOR ) - this will activate Factor IX (Christmas) - which will then activate clotting factor X (stuart Power)
The clotting cascade that results in both ways is
Activation of clotting Factor X - Stuart Power —>
Activation of prothrombin clotting factor II —>
Leads to thrombin formation —>
Activation of fibrinogen Clotting Factor I —>
Leads to Fibrin formation
T/F The Intrinsic pathway and the Extrinsic pathway can occur simultaneously
True