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A complex physiologic process that keeps circulating blood in a fluid state and then, when an injury occurs, produces a clot to stop the bleeding, confines the clot to the site of injury, and finally dissolves the clot as the wound heals. |
Homeostasis |
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When hemostasis systems are out of balance, this two signs can be life-threatening |
1. Hemorrhage 2. Thrombosis |
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It refers to the role of blood vessels and platelets in response to a vascular injury, or to the commonplace desquamation of dying or damaged endothelial cells. |
Primary Homeostasis |
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The term used for contracting blood vessels to seal the wound or reduce the blood flow. |
Vasoconstriction |
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It describes the activation of a series of coagulation proteins in the plasma, mostly serine proteases, to form a fibrin clot. |
Secondary Homeostasis |
