<prompt> Which factor is not freely circulating in blood?Factor 9Factor 10Factor 12Factor 3  <response>: D i.e. Factor 3Explanation:Coagulation factor III is a cell surface glycoprotein. This factor enables cells to initiate the blood coagulation cascades, and it functions as the high-affinity receptor for the coagulation factor VII.Clotting factors.Clotting factorsFactorNameDeficiency leads toIFibrinogenAfbrinogenemiaIIProthrombinHypoprothrombinemiahemorrhagic tendency in liver diseaseIIIThromboplastinOnly coagulation factor not found in the plasmaIVCalcium VProaccelerin, labile factorParahemophiliaVIIProconvertin, stable factorHypoconvertinemiaVIIIAntihemophilic factor AHF, antihemophilic factor AHemophilia A classic hemophiliaIXPlasma thromboplastic component PTC, Christmas factor, antihemophilic factor BHemophilia B Christmas diseaseXStuart-Prower factorStuart-Prower factor deficiencyXIPlasma thromboplastin antecedent PTA, antihemophilic factor CPTA deficiencyXIIHageman factor, glass factorHageman traitXIIIFibrin-stabilizing factor, Laki-Lorand factorAbnormal clot solubility 