name the substance that initiate blood clotting
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Platelets ( Thrombocytes)
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The substance the initiates blood clotting is called platelets.
Explanation-
- Thrombocytes are the other name for platelets.
- They are formed inside the bone-marrow, it is a sponge like soft tissue in the bones.
- They have a major role in blood clotting.
- Platelets forms a cluster together to clot the injured part of the body when it is bleeding or of the blood vessels.
- 150000 to 450000 is the count for platelets in per microliter of blood in the normal human body.
- More than 450000 number of platelets is a serious condition and called thrombocytosis.
- Thrombocytopenia is a condition of the body where the platelet count is less than 150000.
- The platelet count can be known by doing a normal blood test regularly.
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