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luminitza

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Where are most of the plasma procoagulant proteins produced?
 
  a. Liver
  b. Megakaryocytes
  c. Endothelial cells
  d. Spleen

Question 2

Which of the following is true regarding the plasma coagulation zymogens?
 
  a. Circulate normally in their active form
  b. Are serine proteases that digest peptide bonds creating a new active factor
  c. Activation normally occurs throughout the body when vascular injury occurs
  d. Are cofactors that induce peptide bonding to make larger active molecules



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elizabethrperez

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Answer to Question 1

ANS: A
Most of the procoagulant proteins found in plasma are synthesized in the liver.

Answer to Question 2

ANS: B
Zymogens are the inactive forms of the procoagulant enzymes. They are serine proteases that hydrolyze peptide bonds of their substrate.





 

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