blood clotting

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  • process?
    • platelets stick to damaged vessel wall.
    • thromboplastin released from damaged tissue, initiating conversion below
    • calcium and vit K ions present converts prothrombin -> thrombin
    • thrombin converts soluble fibrinogen to insoluble fibrin, whic forms insoluble mesh fibres.
    • mesh traps RBC/ platelets, forming blood clot