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What comes from bone marrow and clumps together to prevent blood loss?
platelets
What can red cells and platelets be used for?
Red blood cells are used to transport blood and oxygen to cells in our body while platelets clot blood when u are bleeding, to prevent excessive blood loss
What does blood do when exposed to air?
When blood is exposed to air, it begins to clot in order to stop bleeding. This process involves platelets and proteins forming a clot to plug the wound and prevent further blood loss.
Does plasma prevent the loss of blood by causing clotting?
Plasma is the liquid component of blood. It does not cause the clotting. The part of blood that causes clotting are the platelets.
Which of the blood cells make the blood clot?
It's not a blood cell. It is platelets. They clot due to blood loss from damaged blood vessels
What are plateletsanswer in 2 lines?
Platelets are a type of blood cell which prevent excessive blood loss. They stick together to create blood clots, and are manufactured 'to order' when we bleed.
Cells that prevent the bodys loss of blood?
Your blood cells contain white blood cells that fight off foreign material from entering the body.
What cell prevents the bodies loss of blood?
Platelets.
The primary function of platelets is?
The primary function of platelets is to from blood clots. The formation of these blood clots help to control bleeding so there is not too much blood loss. To form a blood clot, platelets clump together using fibrinogen as an adhesive.
What role do the platelets play in the human body?
Blood clotting is very important in helping prevent further blood loss through a wound. When exposed to air, platelets react with fibrinogen that form a mesh-like structure on the wound through the help of calcium and vitamin K.
What is the biological process of coagulation about?
Coagulation is the process by which blood cells begin to clot to prevent further blood loss. When the body senses it is losing blood the platelets in the blood rush towards the wound to begin clotting the blood.
Do platelets cause blood to clot or prevent blood to clot?
It release an Enzyme that changes fibrinogen ( a liquefied fibre ) in to fibrin ( a solid Fibre )
