Anatomy & Physiology
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ISBN: 9781938168130
Author: Kelly A. Young, James A. Wise, Peter DeSaix, Dean H. Kruse, Brandon Poe, Eddie Johnson, Jody E. Johnson, Oksana Korol, J. Gordon Betts, Mark Womble
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Chapter 18, Problem 22RQ
Prothrombin is converted to thrombin during the ________.
- intrinsic pathway
- extrinsic pathway
- common pathway
- formation of the platelet plug
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