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Physiology Heart, Circulation, and Blood c2082f41

Which factor is not freely circulating in blood?

A
Factor 9
B
Factor 10
C
Factor 12
D
Factor 3
High-Yield Explanation
D i.e. Factor 3Explanation:Coagulation factor III is a cell surface glycoprotein. This factor enables cells to initiate the blood coagulation cascades, and it functions as the high-affinity receptor for the coagulation factor VII.Clotting factors.Clotting factorsFactorNameDeficiency leads toIFibrinogenAfbrinogenemiaIIProthrombinHypoprothrombinemia(hemorrhagic tendency in liver disease)IIIThromboplastinOnly coagulation factor not found in the plasma*IVCalcium VProaccelerin, labile factorParahemophiliaVIIProconvertin, stable factorHypoconvertinemiaVIIIAntihemophilic factor (AHF), antihemophilic factor AHemophilia A (classic hemophilia)IXPlasma thromboplastic component (PTC), Christmas factor, antihemophilic factor BHemophilia B (Christmas disease)XStuart-Prower factorStuart-Prower factor deficiencyXIPlasma thromboplastin antecedent (PTA), antihemophilic factor CPTA deficiencyXIIHageman factor, glass factorHageman traitXIIIFibrin-stabilizing factor, Laki-Lorand factorAbnormal clot solubility

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