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Which of the following cells are important to blood clotting?
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Thrombocytes or platelets, are essential to blood clotting. Thrombocytes create platelet plugs by releasing prothrombin at an injury site that bonds with calcium to form a clot.
16 comments · newest first
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Vanna
11 months ago
Just to clarify, thrombocytes = platelets, right?
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Yasuko
11 months ago
I thought erythrocytes were more important for oxygen transport?
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Phyliss
11 months ago
Wait, aren't leukocytes involved in immune response, not clotting?
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Floyd
11 months ago
Totally agree, it's all about those platelets!
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Helga
11 months ago
Thrombocytes are the key players in clotting!
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Skye
12 months ago
Thrombocytes definitely sound familiar as the clotting cells, but I can't recall if phagocytes have any role in that process.
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Georgiann
12 months ago
I feel like leukocytes are involved in immune response, so they probably aren't the right answer for this question.
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Margurite
12 months ago
I remember practicing a question about blood components, and I think erythrocytes are more about oxygen transport, not clotting.
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Lindsey
1 year ago
I think thrombocytes are the ones that help with blood clotting, but I'm not entirely sure about the others.
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Rozella
1 year ago
I'm feeling confident about this one. Thrombocytes, also known as platelets, are the key cells involved in the blood clotting process. That's definitely the answer I'm going with.
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Rochell
1 year ago
Okay, let me see. Erythrocytes are red blood cells, leukocytes are white blood cells, and phagocytes are a type of white blood cell. That leaves thrombocytes, which sounds like the right answer for blood clotting.
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Hermila
1 year ago
Hmm, I'm a little unsure about this one. I know blood clotting is important, but I can't remember which specific cells are involved. I'll have to think this through carefully.
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Luisa
1 year ago
I'm pretty sure the answer is thrombocytes, since they are the cells responsible for blood clotting.
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Lindsey
1 year ago
Hmm, I'm not too sure about this one. I know we covered Docker in class, but I can't quite remember the specific file names. I'll have to think this through carefully.
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Keshia
1 year ago
I'm a little confused by the wording in some of these options. I'll need to re-read them a few times to make sure I'm not missing any important details.
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Felicidad
1 year ago
I'm a bit lost; Lambda feels like serverless to me. I don't think it fits, but now I'm confused about the others.