occurs quckily, tissue factor leaks into blood from damaged tissue then tissue factor initiates reactions
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whats the intrinsic clotting pathway?
slow & complex, activates in cells of blood vessels are damaged, activates clotting cascade
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whats a clotting cascade?
prothrombinase activates prothrombin into thrombin, thrombin converts soluble fibrinogen into insoluble fibrin, fibrin forms protein threads of a blood clot with the presence of calcium
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whats an embolus?
a blood clot, air bubble, piece of fatty deposit, or other object which has been carried in the bloodstream to lodge in a vessel and cause an embolism.
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