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Yes platelets form a sticky clot when a blood vessel is cut.
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What helps form blood clots to stop the flow of blood when a blood vesseln is cut?
Platelets.
Do blood clots form in the veins and arteries?
Not in a healthy person, unless there is a cut in the blood vessel. Someone with high cholesterol or other health problems might have a clot occur otherwise, but those will typically be in capillaries, as they are more narrow.
How do blood clots endanger a person's health?
When a blood clot forms in a blood vessel, it may cut off or severely reduce blood flow to parts of the body that are served by that blood vessel. This event can cause serious damage to those parts
Why do you not lose so much blood you get cut?
Platelets help your body form clots that help to stem bleeding.
Stops red cell escaping from a cut?
Blood will coagulate and form clots when exposed to air, if the blood flow isn't too excessive.
What is the type of blood cell that clots the cut?
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How does a blood vessel get cut?
With scissors
Blood clots sometimes form inside the body rather than where the skin is cut. Why could such a clot be harmful?
If a clot forms in a blood vessel it would be harmful as pressure would rise. Also, if the clot completely clogs an artery or vein blood cannot pass and you could die from lack of oxygen/circulation.
How fast do blood clots form?
As fast as it takes a cut to close/stop bleeding. This usually takes about 5-7mins
What causes blood clots?
Platelets form blood clots when you have a cut and start bleeding. They rush up to where the cut is and form a clot to help prevent a massive loss of blood. People who either don't have enough platelets or none at all have a condition known as ITP or idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura, which causes a person to have trouble trying to stop an injury (Example: cuts) from bleeding.
Why are platelets important in physical activitysports?
platelets form blood clotting, so when a performer has an injury, such as a cut or graze, platelets in the blood form fibres and (blood clots, preventing blood flow) and a scab is formed over the wound to prevent infection.
When you get a minor cut platelets in your blood stick to the wound cause threads to form a clot?
When you get a cut, the plateletes collect at the site to form a sticky plug. They secrete a chemical, serotonin, which causes the blood vessel to spasm and narrow, decreasing the flow of blood. It is what forms a scab.
