1. Injured tissues release Tissue Factor and Platelet Factor
2. The factors trigger the clotting mechanism (cascade)
3. The factors interact with other blood protein clotting factors
4. Prothrombin activator is formed
5. Prothrombin is converted into thrombin
6. Thrombin combines the soluble fibrinogen proteins into fibrin
7. Fibrin forms a meshwork of strands that forms the basis of a
clot Correct Answers The clotting process
100-120 days Correct Answers Lifespan of an erythrocytes
12g - 18g (men have 13-18 and women have 12-16) Correct
Answers Amount of hemoglobin per 100 ml of blood
130 - 200 mg Correct Answers Normal cholesterol range per
100 ml of plasma
150k-400k Correct Answers Amount of platelets in the blood
per cubic millimeter
2-6 minutes Correct Answers Blood removed from the body
clots within how many minutes
4,800-10,800 Correct Answers Amount of leukocytes per cubic
millimeter
4.5 million - 5.5 million cells Correct Answers Average amount
of Erythrocytes per cubic millimeter of blood
, 45% Correct Answers Percent that the Formed Elements
constitutes of whole blood
47% and 42% Correct Answers Normal hematocrit values for
male and female
55% Correct Answers Percent that plasma constitutes of whole
blood
Anemia Correct Answers A decrease in RBC. Results in
decreased hemoglobin content
Antibodies or agglutinins Correct Answers ABO blood group
antigens are accompanied by plasma proteins called
antigens for ABO and Rh blood groups Correct Answers The
factors that are routinely typed for in blood-type tests
Antigens or agglutinogens Correct Answers Glycoproteins on
the outer surface of the RBC plasma membrane
Atherosclerosis Correct Answers Disease process where the
blood vessels become blocked by plaque
Average volume of blood in the body Correct Answers 5-6 L in
adult males
4-5 L in adult females
Basophil Correct Answers Leukocyte that releases histamine,
mediates inflammation and contains heparin (anticoagulant)