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Platelets, or thrombocytes, are the smallest formed element in the blood. Made of cell fragments, platelets are part of the blood clotting process. Non-formed clotting factors also are critical to blood clotting.thrombocytes
A fragment of a blood cell called a megokaryocte, is responsible for blood clotting. This fragment is called a platelet.
Platelets, or thrombocytes, are the smallest formed element in the blood. Made of cell fragments, platelets are part of the blood clotting process. Non-formed clotting factors also are critical to blood clotting.thrombocytes
The smallest blood cell is the platelet, also known as a thrombocyte. Platelets are key components in blood clotting and wound healing.
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."
No, platelets are not actual cells. They are cell fragments that are formed in the bone marrow and help with blood clotting. The smallest cells in the blood are red blood cells, also known as erythrocytes.
Thrombocytes are platelets, derived from fragmentation of megakaryocytes. They are not white blood cells.
Platelets help with blood clotting
The chief plasma component to the clotting of blood is the platelet. The additional components include blood clotting factors.
Red blood cells do not initiate clotting. Platelets initiate clotting.
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The formed elements of blood are red blood cells (erythrocytes), white blood cells (leukocytes), and platelets (thrombocytes). Thrombocytes are the formed element that is actually a cell fragment. Platelets are important in blood clotting.