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What blood cell helps is blood clotting?

Platelets help with blood clotting


What is the blood cell required for blood clotting?

The blood cell that is required for the clotting process is a platelet. Platelets are also known as thrombocytes and their main function is to stop bleeding.


What cell helps with blood clotting?

platelets


What is the blood clotting cell in the body?

platelets


Can a red blood cell clot blood?

No. Platelets are the clotting agent.


What are the cell fragments found in the blood that are involved in blood clotting?

platelets


What are cell fragments that help blood in which blood cells move?

Cell fragments in the blood are platelets and they are involved in blood clotting.


What is the smallest formed elements in the blood and they play important role in the blood clotting?

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


Elements that play a part in blood clotting include platyelets?

Platelets are small cell fragments that play a crucial role in blood clotting by forming a plug at the site of injury. They release chemicals that activate clotting factors and help seal off the damaged blood vessel to prevent excessive bleeding. Platelets work together with other components of the blood clotting cascade, such as clotting factors, to form a stable blood clot.


What is the job of the platlets?

Blood platelets are a type of blood cell. Their main job is in clotting.


What would happen if red blood cell is large?

Irregularly shaped blood cells can cause problems with clotting and proper blood flow. Think of the sickle cell disease. Although you're asking about irregularly sized and not irregularly shaped blood cells, I would assume that similar problems would occur. If the blood cells were too large to allow proper and free movement I should think that clotting and the risks/pains associated with abnormal blood clotting could occur. It really depends on how large we're talking.


What are small cell fragments that aid in blood clotting?

Platelets are small cell fragments present in the blood that play a crucial role in blood clotting. They are responsible for forming clots at the site of injury to stop bleeding.