A patient who is recovering in hospital from a bilateral mastectomy has developed minor bleeding at one of her incision sites. During the process of clot formation, plasminogen will become part of a clot by which of the following means?
A) By binding with fibrin
B) By binding with platelets
C) By activating plasmin
D) By activating factor VII
A
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When a blood clot is being formed, plasminogen, an inactive protein present in many body tissues and fluids, is bound to fibrin and becomes a component of the clot. Plasminogen does not bind to platelets, activate plasmin, or active factor VII.
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