Lesson: The Mechanism of Blood Clotting Biology

In this lesson, we will learn how to describe the mechanism of blood clotting in humans.

Lesson Plan

Students will be able to

state the role of platelets in the blood,
describe the mechanism of blood clotting in humans, with reference to platelets, thromboplastin, thrombin, and fibrin,
explain why blood does not normally clot inside blood vessels.

Q1:

Which component of blood is primarily responsible for causing it to clot?

Q2:

What is the role of thromboplastin in the process of blood clotting?

Q3:

What is the role of thrombin in the process of blood clotting?