Blood Clotting Summary

Is it worth memorizing the pathway and factors?

This is what I have in my notes (am I missing any critical factor/molecule)?


Intrinsic: clotting factors from blood
Extrinsic: clotting factors from damaged tissues and blood vessels

The two pathways unite to create thrombin.

1) Factor Xactiveconverts Prothrombin (Vitamin K needed to make this) to Thrombin
2) Thrombin converts Fibronigen to Fibrin
3) Fibrin fibers are crosslinked by an enzyme (transglutaminase) to form a clot

Ca2+is...

Blood Clotting Summary