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What are cell fragments necessary in clotting?
Platelets are involved in blood clotting. They are also called thrombocytes and come from the bone marrow.
Do thrombocytes carry oxygen?
No thrombocytes are platlets used for blood clotting.
All are a part of the immune system except tonsils thrombocytes lymphocytes phagocytes or the heart?
thrombocytes
What are the fragments to form thrombocytes?
Thrombocytes, also known as platelets, are formed from the cytoplasm of megakaryocytes in the bone marrow. Megakaryocytes undergo a process called cytoplasmic fragmentation, where they produce small, disc-shaped cell fragments that are released into the bloodstream as thrombocytes.
Is thrombocytes a white blood cell?
Thrombocytes are platelets, derived from fragmentation of megakaryocytes. They are not white blood cells.
What are blood cells involved in clotting?
Platelets are involved in blood clotting. They are also called thrombocytes and come from the bone marrow.
What helps seal a cut in a blood vessel?
Handy dandy PLATELETS :p Scientifically called Thrombocytes.
What is the smallest formed element in the blood?
Thrombocytes are the smallest formed elements in the blood. In my Medical Terminology book, it says "The smallet formed elements found in blood are platelets. Although they are sometimes called thrombocytes, they are not true cells, as the term erroneously suggests, but merely fragments of cells."
Does lymph system make thrombocytes?
no
What is an alternative name for a platelet in blood?
A thrombocytes
Normal count for thrombocytes?
150000-400,000
What is a lifespan of thrombocytes?
7-10 days
