Lesson 3-1: Principles of Hemostasis
TRUE/FALSE
1. The process of arresting blood loss from the blood vessels is called fibrinolysis.
ANS: F PTS: 1
2. Aspirin ingestion affects platelet function up to 12 days.
ANS: F PTS: 1
3. Crushing injuries can cause a serious intravascular clotting syndrome called DIC.
ANS: T PTS: 1
4. Tissue damage during blood collection releases tissue factor III.
ANS: T PTS: 1
5. Factors II, VII, IX, and X are vitamin K dependent.
ANS: T PTS: 1
6. When platelets stick to each other, it is called adhesion.
ANS: F PTS: 1
7. Calcium was formerly known as factor IV.
ANS: T PTS: 1
8. The formation of a clot is a simple process.
ANS: F PTS: 1
, 9. Hemophilia B is caused by a deficiency of factor XIII.
ANS: F PTS: 1
10. Activation of the extrinsic pathway requires factor III.
ANS: T PTS: 1
MULTIPLE CHOICE
1. Which of the following is true?
a. Arteriosclerosis is an abnormal thickening and hardening of arterial walls.
b. Arteriosclerosis is a form of atherosclerosis.
c. In atherosclerosis, only lipids are deposited on the inner walls of the arteries.
d. None of the above is true.
ANS: A PTS: 1
2. The process of stopping the loss of blood from the blood vessels:
a. is an uncomplicated process
b. involves interrelated and interdependent systems
c. is called fibrinolysis
d. is independent of any action by the vessels
ANS: B PTS: 1
3. All of the following are true of platelets EXCEPT:
a. Circulating platelets have a round disklike shape.
b. Contact with collagen initiates a shape change.
c. A platelet plug forms in seconds to stop bleeding in a small wound.
d. Platelet aggregation requires only that spiny pseudopods are present on the platelets.
ANS: D PTS: 1
4. Which of the following is initiated by damage to a blood vessel?
a. vasoconstriction c. fibrinolysis
b. coagulation d. all of the above
ANS: D PTS: 1
5. All of the following are true of the coagulation factors EXCEPT:
a. They are numbered in the order they were discovered.
b. VIII:C is called the antihemophilic factor (AHF).
c. They are produced in the liver and circulate in the activated form.
d. The mineral calcium was formerly named factor IV.
ANS: C PTS: 1
COMPLETION
1. The mineral involved in the hemostasis pathway is ____________________.
ANS:
calcium
, Ca++
ionized calcium
PTS: 1
2. The vitamin-K-dependent factors are manufactured in the ____________________.
ANS: liver
PTS: 1
3. The serious intravascular clotting condition that can occur after certain bacterial infections is called
____________________.
ANS:
disseminated intravascular coagulation
DIC
PTS: 1
4. Another name for the contact factor in the intrinsic pathway is ____________________.
ANS:
factor XII
Hageman factor
PTS: 1
5. Platelets undergo a shape change when they come into contact with exposed ____________________.
ANS: collagen
PTS: 1
6. Plasmin and plasminogen are important components of the ____________________.
ANS:
fibrinolytic system
fibrinolysis
PTS: 1
7. Thrombus is another name for a(n) ____________________.
ANS: clot
PTS: 1
8. When platelets stick to the damaged vessel, the process is called ____________________.
ANS: adhesion
PTS: 1