Step 3 of Haemostasis
The more technical name for the 3rd step in forming a blood clot
What is secondary haemostasis?
The more technical name for the 4th step in blood clotting
What is fibrinolysis?
What are antithrombotic events?
This word, beginning with P, is the first reactant to be converted in fibrinolysis
What is plasminogen?
The coagulation cascade can be initiated by the exposure of this molecule
What is tissue factor?
These products are essential to stopping clot formation
What are proteins C and S?
Endothelial cells near injury release this molecule to convert plasminogen to plasmin
What is plasminogen activator? (t-PA)
The ultimate product of the coagulation cascade used to hold platelets together
What is fribin?
This endothelial bound molecule binds to thrombin to activate protein C
What is thrombomodulin?
This molecule is degraded into a soluble form by plasmin
What is fibrin?
These four factors are part of the intrinsic pathway of haemostasis
What are factors VIII, IX, XI, and XII?
Protein C forms a complex with protein S that binds to this component, forming an activated complex
What is a phospholipid?
Vitamin K is essential for these 5 components
What are factors II, VII, IX, X, and proteins C and S?
Activated protein C and S complex degrade these two activated coagulation factors
What are factors Va and VIIIa?
The greek meaning for the word 'thrombos'
What is a 'thick drop' or 'clot'?