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What is the component of blood that clots and seals the cuts in your skin?
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platelets
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What type of blood helps plug up your cuts?
Red blood cells form the clots, while white blood cells seal it from below.
People with what disease are often killed by tiny cuts and bruises because their blood no longer clots well?
Hemophilia
What are cell pieces that form clots and seal up cuts?
Platelets are the cell pieces that form clots and seal up cuts.
What cardiovascular disorders are the direct result of blood clots?
If the clot forms in an artery that supplies blood to the heart, for example, it can cause a heart attack. A clot that cuts off blood to the brain can cause a stroke.
What diseases does yarrow treat?
Wounds, rashes, hemorrhoids, skin ulcers, cuts and abrasions, internal bleeding, fever, colds, flu, early stages of measles and chickenpox, high blood pressure, clears blood clots.
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.
What is the definition and uses of cautery machine?
A cautery machine is a medical device that cuts and seals using electrical current. Widely used in emergency rooms and outpatient surgeries, a cautery machine makes incisions and seals off blood vessels with ease.
Why are platelets essential to survival?
platelets are essential to survival because it heals a cuts or a damage you made to any part of your body by sticking to the damaged part
When was First Blood Last Cuts created?
First Blood Last Cuts was created in 1983.
What is the fluid that the blood cells float in called What are the three types of blood cells and what are their respective functions?
Hmm well the first one is plasma- 55% of blood tissue I believe. Red Blood Cell-Delivers oxygen to body tissue White Blood Cell-Defends body against foreign materials and disease Platelets-Heals cuts (forms blood clots)
What are two functions of blood other than transport?
Blood carries white blood cells(immune cells) and anti bodies which protect the body from micro-organisms that can cause harm.It also clots any cuts in the vessels to prevent blood loss. (I just outlined them.one other function is maintaining pH(acid-base balance) of the body.hope it helps!:))
What cells are necessary for vessel repair and clotting?
These cells are called platelets. A normal count will assist in clotting cuts in the skin or tissue, a high count may cause blood clots elsewhere in the body and a low count can cause a cut to not clot, causing the victim to loose to much blood.
