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Mechanism of Blood Clotting
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Blood clotting
A series of chemical reactions that occur in the blood when a person is injured to prevent excessive bleeding.
The importance of blood clots at the wound site
Stop or minimize blood loss, Prevent the entry of microorganisms, maintain stable blood pressure.
Thrombokinase
An activator that consists of clotted platelets, damaged cells and deep clotting factors blood plasma
Prothrombin
An inactive plasma protein that can be converted to thrombin.
Thrombin
An active plasma protein that acts as an enzyme for the conversion of fibrinogen to fibrin.
Embolism
Occurs when blood clots (embolus) are transported in blood vessels that are too small and cause blood flow to stop.
Thrombosis
The process of blood clot formation called thrombus.
Hemophilia
An example of a disease prevents blood from clotting.
Fibrin
A type of protein fiber in the form of a thread that forms a tissue on the surface of the wound to trap erythrocytes and close the wound to prevent blood loss.
Catalyse the conversion of fibrinogen to fibrin
Thrombin (active plasma protein)
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