Platelets

Biology: Cambridge International GCSE Supplement, topic 9.4.4

Platelets

Platelets are suspended in blood plasma.

Blood clotting

Blood clotting

  • Platelets are responsible for triggering blood clotting at the sites of wounds.
No nucleus

No nucleus

  • Platelets are small cell fragments that do not have a nucleus.

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  • What is the function of platelets?

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