Match Each Hemostasis Step with the Correct Characteristic

question 213

Short Answer

Match each hemostasis step with the correct characteristic.
a.Converts fibrinogen to fibrin
b.When platelets come into contact with this substance in an injured vessel wall, it causes them to adhere and aggregate
c.When activated, this substance digests the fibrin threads, causing dissolution of the clot
d.Substance released by the platelet plug that causes more platelets to aggregate
e.First step in hemostasis
f.Forms the meshwork of the clot
g.Plasma protein activated by factor X
h.Second step in hemostasis
i.Released from injured tissues; activates extrinsic clotting pathway
j.Third step in hemostasis
-Plasminogen

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