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Platelets are pieces of a larger cell called a megakaryocyte. They are not individual cells.
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∙ 11y ago
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∙ 11y agoPlatelets are cell fragments, pieces of the megakaryocytes made in the bone marrow. They don't have nuclei, and they aren't cells.
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What are the network fibers called that traps platelets and other blood cells?
Clot
How do platelets differ from other cells?
Inspite of other cells platelets do;nt contains mitocondria.
What cells are in the bloodstream?
Red blood cells, white blood cells, platelets and liquid plasma.Red blood cells, white blood cells, platelets and liquid plasma.
What do platelets look like?
Platelets look like small fragments of cells.
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.
Platelets are fragments of which cells?
Platelets are fragments of bizarre multinucleate cells called megakaryocytes
What are the large cells that give off fragments known as platelets are?
The large cells that produce platelets are called megakaryocytes.
What blood cells and platelets in a fluid called?
antigens
Do nodes produce platelets for clotting?
Platelets are produced in the bone marrow by large cells called megakaryocytes.
The production of blood cells and platelets is called?
The formation of platelets and red and white blood cells within the red bone marrow is known as erythroleukocytosis.
What cells are activated in the blood clotting process?
They really are not cells by definition but they are fragments called platelets of rather large cells called megakaryocytes.
Why platelets are not true cells?
No they are not true cellsThey are pieces of cells. They do not have a nucleus, etc. Platelets create scabs when you get a cut so that your blood doesn't keep pouring out.
What are tiny pieces of cells called that help the blood clot?
Those are called, "Platelets".
What are the network fibers called that traps platelets and other blood cells?
Clot
What is the spongy tissue where blood cells and platelets are produced called?
bone marrow
What are blood cells that clot blood called?
Blood clotting involves platelets.
What are those blood cells called which stick together to form clot?
Platelets
