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Do white blood cells help to clot the blood?
yep they do. when you have a cut your white blood cells go to it and clot the blood to stop the bleeding. that's why when people have HIV which kills the cells and also lukemia if they get a cut it takes longer to stop bleeding.
Scientific name for blood clotting?
The scientific term for blood clotting is hemostasis. It involves a series of complex processes that help to stop bleeding by forming a blood clot at the site of injury.
What do thrombocyctes do?
Platelets (thrombocytes) are the smallest type of blood cell. They are important in blood clotting. When bleeding occurs, the platelets swell, clump together, and form a sticky plug that helps stop the bleeding. If there are too few platelets, uncontrolled bleeding may be a problem. If there are too many platelets, there is a chance of a blood clot forming in a blood vessel. Also, platelets may be involved in hardening of the arteries (atherosclerosis).
What does low blood platelets mean?
Thrombocytopenia, the name for low blood platelets, results in your blood not clotting, or not clotting as well as it should. It has several causes, and a person whose blood is not clotting as it should needs to see a doctor so the cause can be determined.
What is the sientific name for platelet's?
The scientific name for platelets is thrombocytes. The name means "clotting cells".
What is the name for drugs that act against blood clotting?
Anti-coagulant
These are the tiny blood cells that stop bleeding?
Platelets are the tiny blood cells that help stop bleeding by forming blood clots. They are essential for the initial stages of wound healing and play a critical role in the body's ability to stop bleeding from damaged blood vessels.
What is the name of the chemical catalyst of the blood?
The chemical catalyst in blood is called an enzyme. Enzymes help to facilitate various chemical reactions that occur in the body, including those involved in blood clotting and blood cell production.
Can you name all the organelles in platelets?
Platelets do not have organelles like most cells do, as they are actually fragments of larger cells called megakaryocytes. They lack a nucleus and other organelles, but they do contain granules that play a role in blood clotting.
What is the medical name for lack of clotting cells?
A heapin' pile of jank-ass mess.
What is the scientific name for the blood cells that carry oxygen to the body's cells?
The scientific name for the blood cells that carry oxygen to the body's cells is erythrocytes.
What is another name white blood cells?
Another name for white blood cells are " Lymphnoytes"
