Advertisements
Advertisements
Question
Higher Order Thinking Skill.
Which are not true cells in the blood? Why?
Advertisements
Solution
Platelets are actually not true cells but merely circulating fragments of cells. But even though platelets are merely cell fragments, they contain many structures that are critical to stop bleeding. They contain proteins on their surface that allow then! to stick to breaks in the blood vessel wall and also to stick to each other. They contain granules that can secrete other proteins required for creating a firm plug to seal blood vessel breaks.
APPEARS IN
RELATED QUESTIONS
Distinguish between Dense regular and dense irregular connective tissues
Distinguish between the following pair in one or two sentences for RBCs and WBCs.
Tendons and ligaments are examples of
Name the kind of tissue found at the joint between two long bones.
Select the incorrect sentence
Lining of blood vessels is made up of ______.
Bone possesses a hard matrix composed of ______ and ______.
The matrix of the bone is rich in ______.
Name the cartilage cells present in the matrix.
In which one of the following preparations you are likely to come across cell junction most frequently?
