Platelets Flashcards
1
Q
Platelets
What are they?
A
Cell Fragments
2
Q
Platelets
Job:
hint: heal cuts
A
Help Blood Clot
3
Q
Platelets
Life Span:
hint: short
A
1 week - 10 days
4
Q
Platelets
A scab is:
A
dried blood
5
Q
Platelets
too few platelets is called:
hemo—
A
Hemophilia
6
Q
Platelets
5 steps of healing a cut:
A
- Platelets release chemicals
- Lead to chemical reactions
- Result- fibrin
- Fibrin forms a net
- Fibrin traps red blood cells and dries
