Vocab
fainting or passing out
what is syncope
the liver is responsible for the manufacture of many coagulation factors v,vii, prothrombin, and fribrinogen
what is the role of the liver in hemostasis?
which means arrest of bleeding, is the bodies response that stops the loss of blood after and injury.
what is hemostasis?
the destruction of red blood cells (erythrocytes)
what is hemolysis?
the process by which fibrin is dissolved. It dissolves a clot that forms within a vessel, re-opening the vessel.
what is fibrinolysis?
is in the same form as it is in the body.
what is whole blood?
when the blood is bleeding out of the vessel into tissue which causes the bruising
what is hematoma?
is an elastic, thread-like protein that forms a mesh to trap platelets and cells during the coagulation process.
what is fibrin?
is the fluid portion of the blood in our bodies or of blood that is not clotted.
what is plasma?
Prevents clotting by inhibiting thrombin and factor x
what is heparin?
is the main coagulation substrate that is acted upon by the main coagulation enzyme, called thrombin (factor lla) to form fibrin.
what is fibrinogen?
blood that has been removed from the body will coagulate within 30-60 minutes.
what is serum?
the plasma goes into tissues and the red blood cells collect up. This is caused by prolonged tourniquet application.
what is hemoconsentration?
is the conversion of a fluid such as blood into semi-solid gel called a clot.
what is coagulation?
are more commonly known as platelets. Platelets are essential to the coagulation or blood-clotting process.
what is thrombocytes?