Zoology - Body Fluids and Circulation Question with Solution | TestHub
Mechanism of blood clotting is given below:
An injury or a trauma stimulates the platelets in the blood to release certain factors which activate the mechanism of coagulation. An enzyme complex, ______P_______ is formed by a series of linked enzymic reactions (______Q_______process) involving a number of factors present in the plasma in an inactive state. This enzyme complex is required for formation of______R_______. _____S_______ ions play a very important role in clotting.
Identify the correct option that represents P, Q, R, and S.
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Mechanism of blood coagulation or clotting
A. Injury or trauma results in:
I. Stimulation of plateletsRelease of certain factors that activate the mechanism of coagulation.
II. Damaged tissuesRelease of certain factors that can also initiate coagulation.
B. A series of linked enzymic reactions (cascade process) that involves a number of clotting factors present in the plasma in an inactive state is initiated that finally results in the formation of an enzyme complex - Thrombokinase.
C. Prothrombin ---------- Thrombokinase--------Thrombin
D. Fibrinogens in the plasma ---------- Thrombin--------Fibrins
- Calcium ions are very important for clotting.
