Primary Hemostasis

Innermost coat of the blood vessel wall, lined by simple squamous epithelium, is known as

Middle layer of the blood vessel wall, composed of smooth muscle and elastic fibers, is the

Thickest coat among the three blood vessel wall layers is the

Outermost coat of the blood vessel wall, composed of fibrous connective tissue containing autonomic nerve endings and vasa vasorum, is called

Small networks of blood vessels in the tunica adventitia that supply nutrients to the vessel wall tissue are termed

Average diameter size of distributing blood vessels that leave the heart (arteries) is

Vessels possessing the thickest walls of the vascular system are

Microscopic continuation of arteries (30 µm size) that branch into metarterioles and join capillaries are

Average diameter size of collecting blood vessels that return blood to the heart (veins) is

Vessels characterized by having a larger and more irregular lumen than arteries are

Microscopically sized veins (20 µm size) connecting capillaries to veins are

Smallest blood vessels (8 µm size) through which blood passes from the arterial to the venous system are

Thinnest walled and most numerous blood vessels in the vascular system are

Epithelial layer composition of capillaries allowing rapid material transport is

Specialized types of capillaries located in the bone marrow, spleen, and liver are called

Alternative chemical name for Prostacyclin is

Primary physiological action of Prostacyclin (PGI2) on platelets is

Metabolic pathway responsible for producing Prostacyclin in endothelial cells is

Receptor on the platelet membrane to which Prostacyclin penetrates and binds is

Metabolic product of ATP and ADP released from endothelial cells that stimulates vasodilation is

Function of Thrombomodulin (TM) in relation to thrombin activity is

Effect of Thrombomodulin binding to thrombin on the clotting process is

Complex formed by thrombomodulin and thrombin directly activates

Activated Protein C (APC) functions functionally in hemostasis by

Full name for TAFI activated by the thrombomodulin-thrombin complex is

Endothelial surface glycosaminoglycan that weakly enhances Antithrombin (formerly Antithrombin III) is

Primary function of Tissue Plasminogen Activator (TPA) in the fibrinolytic system is

Enzyme resulting from the conversion of plasminogen by TPA, which dissolves blood clots, is

Primary functional roles of von Willebrand Factor (VWF) in primary and secondary hemostasis are

Cellular sites responsible for the synthesis of von Willebrand Factor (VWF) are

Storage organelle for VWF within endothelial cells is the

Storage organelle for VWF within platelets is the

Full formal definition name of ADAMTS-13 enzyme is

Common functional alias given to ADAMTS-13 is

Primary organ that secretes the plasma enzyme ADAMTS-13 is

Physiological mechanism by which ADAMTS-13 regulates circulating VWF size is

Hematologic disorder caused directly by a deficiency of ADAMTS-13 enzyme is