Page 155 - The Miracle of the Blood and Heart

A blood vessel is injured.

Damaged cells and
thrombocytes release
Wall of vessel Thrombocytes adhere substances that trigger
contracts. to collagen fibers of the clotting factors.
vessel wall.

Blood flow decreases Thrombocyte plug A series of reactions involving
in the damaged vessel. the clotting factors in the blood 1 st Step

Prothrombin activator

2 nd Step
Prothrombin activator, Ca 2+
Prothrombin Thrombin
Thrombin, Ca 2+
Fibrinogen Fibrin
threads

3 rd Step
Clot
An electron micrograph of part of a blood
Blood cells are trapped among
clot. The red blood cells are trapped in the fibrin threads and help rein-
the fibrin net. force the clot.

Clot formation in the injured vessel is a miraculous phenomenon. A great
many factors and enzymes are involved in the clotting process, working in a
chain. For example, there are 16 different elements producing thrombin
alone. For just one of them to be left out of the equation will halt the clotting
process. According to the theory of evolution, one of the countless proteins
involved must have emerged first, with the others then appearing in sequence
over very long periods of time. However, no living thing could afford even
a brief waiting period. Such a system can only function when everything
exists, fully formed. This shows us that these perfect systems are
examples of God's creation.

Adnan
Oktar

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