Hemostasis

The chemical process required to stop bleeding is called hemostasis

• True
• False

Tags

NGSS.HS-LS1-3

 Vasoconstriction

• the wound is “corked”, or covered with sticky platelets
• blood vessels constrict (or “shrink”) to slow blood flow at the site of injury
• Formation of a Fibrin Blood Clot

Anticoagulants

• Thin the blood
• Thicken the blood
• Allow blood to flow freely
• C. is most accurate

Platelets can expand and contract

• Yes
• No
• Maybe

Steps 1, 2 and 3 of Hemostasis are:

• Abrasions, lacerations and incisions
• Vasoconstriction, Platelet Plug formation and formation of fibrin blood clot
• Fibrins, warfrin and Coumadin

The mesh network is formed of

• thrombin
• prothrombin
• fibrin
• fibrinogen

The vitamin essential for blood clotting

• Vitamin A
• Vitamin B
• Vitamin K
• Vitamin C