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Without platelets your blood vessels would not heal if they were torn and you would lose blood and die.

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What is the pricipal purpose of blood platelets?

Blood platelets help blood clot.


What cellular component in the blood is crucial in blood clotting?

platelets.


Are platelets part of liquid part of your blood?

No, platelets are one of the solid components of blood.


What element helps in blood clotting?

Platelets or thrombocytes are a component of blood tissues involved in the formation of blood clots. Platelets are not cells, but are cell fragments.


Which is more dense plasma or platelets?

Blood cells, plasma, and platelets all carry blood, platelets help blood clot and move red & white blood cells around, Plasma is the liquid part of the blood that holds blood cells and gets moved around by platelets, and blood cells move around in your blood fighting infections & protecting your wounds by forming scabs.


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 is blood clotting made possible by?

Platelets or blood clotting proteins cause blood to clot.


What kind of cells are cell fragments found in the blood that are involved in blood clotting?

Platelets, also known as thrombocytes, are cell fragments found in the blood that play a crucial role in blood clotting. When there is damage to a blood vessel, platelets adhere to the site and release chemicals to help form a clot and stop bleeding.


What is the composition of blood?

Blood Composition * Plasma * RBCs * White Blood Cells * Blood Platelets


What is the tiny cell fragments in blood?

White blood cells, red blood cells, and platelets.


What blood components is most abundant in humans?

platelets platelets


What does platelet aggregation mean?

High platelets means a condition in which the blood contains more platelets than normal. Platelets are small blood cell fragments that assist in blood clotting. In a healthy person, there are usually 150,000 to 450,000 platelets per microliter of blood. A high platelet count can be identified through routine blood tests.