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A blood clot that is carried through the blood stream is termed a?
embolus.
Which of the blood cells make the blood clot?
It's not a blood cell. It is platelets. They clot due to blood loss from damaged blood vessels
Why is the ability of your blood to clot important to your survival?
If you are badly injured & bleeding, if your blood does not clot you could bleed out.
What happens to the blood clot after a tooth extractiondoes it break down?
The blood clot breaks down and is reabsorbed in to you body
Which transport mechanisms is example of a swelling of a blood clot as water is pulled into a clot?
osmosis
An embolus in the blood stream may be?
a blood clot
A blood clot that is carried through the blood stream is termed a?
embolus.
When a fragment of a blood clot travels in the blood stream it is called?
erythropoietin
What is the name of the blood clot circulating in the blood stream?
A Circulating clot is referred to as an embolism.
When a blood clot breaks free and circulates through the blood stream it is referred to as?
When a thrombus(clot) breaks free and travels through the bloodstream it is called an embolus.
What is the medical term meaning the rate at which blood will clot?
The term for a blood clot depends on whether the clot is stationary or has migrated into the blood stream. A stationary clot that is lodged in the heart or any other organ, is known as a "thrombus". If the blood clot goes elsewhere via the bloodstream, then it is called an embolism.
What is trombose?
Thrombosis is when a blood clot forms inside a blood vessel. This causes a blockage in the circulatory system so that blood cannot pass through freely.
Why might a clot in the lungs occur after a deep vein thrombosis in the leg?
Because a clot in a deep vein can break off and travel through the blood stream to the lungs.
What is thrombo embolism?
A thrombus is a blood clot. It is attached to the wall of the blood vessel. If it dislodges to flow thru the blood stream then the blood clot is called an embolus. Oftentimes the terms 'blood clot and thrombus' are used interchangeably clinically. However, it is important to note that a 'clot' is the result of the coagulation cascade (e.g. such that it can occur in a vial), while a thrombus refers to BOTH the coagulation cascade occurring AND the aggregation of platelets on the side of a vessel.
What help dissolve clot in our bodies?
There are fibrinolytic enzymes and proteins in the blood stream that break apart clots as they form.
What are clot busters?
If your blood flows out of your heart too slowly, a blood clot can form that completely blocks the artery.This is a kind of heart attack called a coronary thrombosis. A nonsurgical treatment that is successful in many cases is the use of "clot buster". Given to a patient through the veins, a clot buster is an enzyme that dissolves clots.
Why amphotericin B is a drug of choice in superfical infection?
as its deadly if it enters blood stream. it may couse Hemeolysis or a Clot
