NEET Biology question
Which of the following statements are correct? (i) is necessary for blood coagulation. (ii) Coagulation in blood vessel is prevented during normal condition by heparin. (iii) Clotting of blood involves changes of fibrinogen to fibrin by thrombin. (iv) Blood clotting involves cascading process involving a number of factors present always in the active form.
Answer: (C)
Solution
Calcium ions are indeed required at several steps of the clotting cascade (i, true), the natural anticoagulant heparin does normally prevent unwanted coagulation within intact vessels (ii, true), and thrombin does convert fibrinogen to
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