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In a free-thinking mindset, they could. Platelets are part of the blood that stick together to form clots. That's why you don't bleed after a few minutes of having a cut or scrape (unless you're anemic, meaning you have very few platelets). This layer of protection is a barrier to infection, but in the textbook version, white blood cells are the ones that fight off disease inside the body.
What else can I help you with?
List three types of blod cells?
Red blood cells - responsible for carrying oxygen throughout the body. White blood cells - part of the immune system and help fight off infections. Platelets - important for blood clotting to stop bleeding.
Do white blood cells plug up cuts?
White blood cells do not plug up cuts (you may call these plugs 'scabs'). White blood cells fight bacteria, viruses, and infections to prevent them from killing you. Platelets form the scabs that plug up cuts. On another note: There are several substances that are in your blood. White Blood Cells: Fight infections Red Blood Cells: Carry Oxygen to the Brain and other body parts to keep them working. Platelets: Form scabs that keep you from bleeding to death. Antibodies: Identify infections so that the white blood cells may kill the infections. Hemophilia (literally translated from Latin as 'Blood Love' or 'Blood Lust' as i prefer to call it) is a lack of some protein in the DNA that either prevents platelets from doing their job OR doesn't allow your body to make these platelets.
Megakaryocytes pinch off anucleate fragments called?
platelets.
Name the components of the blood?
Blood is a heterogeneous mixture of plasma and the separate cells, such as red blood cells and platelets. So it is not a single compound, but contains large numbers of organic molecules.
What happens to the number of white blood cells when you get a disease?
The number of white blood cells typically increases when you have an infection or disease. This is because white blood cells are a critical part of the immune system's response to pathogens, such as viruses or bacteria. The increase in white blood cells helps the body fight off the infection.
What are blood cells used for?
Blood cells are what they refer to as formed elements. There are three types of them in your blood. There are red ones that carry oxygen and carbon dioxide, the white ones that fight off disease and infection, and then the ones called platelets that help your blood coagulate to stop bleeding.
What blood proteins fight disease?
Antibodies, also known as immunoglobulins, are a type of blood protein that play a key role in the body's immune response by helping to fight off disease-causing pathogens such as bacteria and viruses.
What helps your fight disease?
Your immune system. The healthier your immune system is, the more likely you will be able to fight off infections and diseases. Antibodies are proteins in the blood that fight disease. - DLW
What is the name of the liquid blood carries?
The blood is made up of white blood cells, which fight off infections, red blood cells, which carry oxygen and nutrients, and platelets, which clot cuts, all floating in a liquid called plasma.
Does the heart pump white blood cells?
White blood cells are the body's infection-fighting cells. Therefore, they fight against any infection that may affect the heart such as bacterial endocarditis. They attach to the disease and kill them off by either "eating them" (phagocytosis) or by other means.
How does leukamia affect the body?
Leukemia is a disease that makes your white blood cells, cells that fight off disease, grow abnormally and at a rapid pace.
List three types of blod cells?
Red blood cells - responsible for carrying oxygen throughout the body. White blood cells - part of the immune system and help fight off infections. Platelets - important for blood clotting to stop bleeding.
What is the blood disease Anemia?
Anemia is when you have a contaminated blood stream and you need to see a doctor to confirm that you have contracted Anemia. You might need more white blood cells to fight it off.
Which component of blood helps fight disease?
Langerhan's Cells (also called epidermal dendritic cells) -They are phagocytes that ingest foreign substances and help to activate our immune system.
What helps your body fight diseases?
Your immune system. The healthier your immune system is, the more likely you will be able to fight off infections and diseases. Antibodies are proteins in the blood that fight disease. - DLW
What is the function of the coronary circulations?
To help fight disease!
What part of a blood vessel closes the wound?
Blood vessels don't close off wounds. Parts of the blood(platelets) clot and close off wounds.
