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| − | '''Platelets''' are small components in your blood that form a [[scab]], and heal the skin on a cut. | + | '''Platelets''' are small components in your blood that form a [[scab]], and heal the skin on a cut. They do this by clustering together at the site of a wound and then bursting open and releasing [[cytoskeleton]] [[protein]]s, which form a sticky web that stops blood flow. |
| − | ==See | + | ==See also== |
| − | [[Blood]] | + | *[[Blood]] |
| − | + | *[[Red blood cell]] | |
| − | [[Red blood cell]] | + | *[[White Blood Cells]] |
| − | + | *[[Scab]] | |
| − | [[White Blood Cells]] | ||
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| − | [[Scab]] | ||
[[Category:Anatomy]] | [[Category:Anatomy]] | ||
Latest revision as of 02:42, March 24, 2016
Platelets are small components in your blood that form a scab, and heal the skin on a cut. They do this by clustering together at the site of a wound and then bursting open and releasing cytoskeleton proteins, which form a sticky web that stops blood flow.