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The story of how blood clots, is the story of rapid-fire reactions. The first step in the chain is some kind of injury to a blood vessel, that makes a rough spot in its lining. Normally the lining of a blood vessel is smooth.
Almost immediately, damaged tissue cells in the injured blood vessel wall release certain clotting factors into the plasma. The factors rapidly react with other factors already present into the plasma to form prothrombin activator. At the same time this is happening, platlets become sticky at the point of injury and soon acculmalate near the opening in the broken blood vessel, formimg a soft, temporary platlet plug. as the platlets accumulate, they release addditonal clotting factors, formimg even more prothrombin activator.
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What vitamins are important to the body's blood clotting mechanism?
vitamin k
What does vitamin k do to your body?
The main purpose of Vitamin K is to aid in the clotting process. Vitamin K is important as part of the blood clotting mechanism of the body.
What is the role of the platelates in the body?
Platelets help in the 'Blood clotting mechanism' of the body by forming fibrin polymers with the help of many factors.
What is the blood clotting cell in the body?
platelets
What happens in a blood clot and how does it happen?
Blood clots are created by a complex chemical reaction and are used by the body to repair damage to blood vessels. Clots can also occur due to lack of mobility and diseases that disrupt the clotting mechanism.
What are a colorless disc shaped body in blood that assists in clotting blood?
fibrigin
How does the blood flow when a vessel has been punctured?
In the same way when you puncture a hole in a garden hose, some water will flow out but some will stay in the hose. The heart continues pumping blood, and the cut in the blood vessel will eventually be plugged by your body's automatic clotting mechanism.
What help in the formation of blood clot?
clotting factors are used by the body
Explain why the homeostatic mechanism of decreasing peripheral blood flow is critical to survive?
In cases of extreme trauma, such as blood loss, the body tries to preserve the internal organs by restricting peripheral blood flow.
What helps the body control bleeding?
The clotting of blood helps the body stop from bleeding profusely.
Which is a severe blood clotting disorder in which blood clots form and this consumes the clotting substances so the patient also has bleeding from several body sites?
Disseminated intravascular coagulation
What type of feedback mechanism does your body have to detect this imbalance?
your blood pressure is the feedback mechanism
