A lesion in one optic tract causes blindness in half of the visual field

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Anticlotting mechanisms  The tendency of blood to clot is balanced in vivo by reactions that prevent clotting inside the blood vessels, break down any clots that 

do form, or both.

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Antithrombin III is a circulating protease inhibitor that binds to serine proteases in the coagulation system, blocking their activity as clotting factors.

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Antithrombin III is a circulating protease inhibitor that binds to serine proteases in the coagulation system, blocking their activity as clotting factors.

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The endothelium of the blood vessels also plays an active role in preventing the extension of clots. 

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All endothelial cells except those in the cerebral microcirculation produce thrombomodulin,  a thrombin-binding protein, on their surfaces.

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In circulating blood, thrombin is a procoagulant that activates factors V and VIII, but when it binds to thrombomodulin, it becomes an anticoagulant in that the thrombomodulin–thrombin complex activates protein C.