CAIE IGCSE Biology 9.4.7 Blood Clotting & Fibrin Formation
Practise sequencing conversion of soluble fibrinogen into insoluble fibrin that forms a mesh over a wound.
- Syllabus
- 2026–2028
- Course
- Biology 0610
Practise sequencing conversion of soluble fibrinogen into insoluble fibrin that forms a mesh over a wound.
Fig. 6.1 is a photomicrograph of a blood clot.

Fig. 6.1
Describe how a blood clot forms.
Use the letters in Fig. 6.1 in your answer.
ref. to platelets ;
fibrinogen is converted to fibrin / L ;
fibrinogen is soluble / fibrin is insoluble ;
(L / fibrin) forms a, mesh / AW ;
(L / fibrin) traps / AW, blood cells / J / M ;
J is a red (blood) cell ;
L is fibrin ;
M is a, white (blood) cell / lymphocyte / phagocyte ;