EVERYDAY SCIENCE

Detailed explanation-1: -Platelets, or thrombocytes, are small, colorless cell fragments in our blood that form clots and stop or prevent bleeding. Platelets are made in our bone marrow, the sponge-like tissue inside our bones. Bone marrow contains stem cells that develop into red blood cells, white blood cells, and platelets.

Detailed explanation-2: -Platelets immediately stick to the edges of the cut and release chemicals that attract more platelets. Eventually, a platelet plug is formed, and the outside bleeding stops.

Detailed explanation-3: -Platelets, also known as thrombocytes, are blood cells. They form in your bone marrow, a sponge-like tissue in your bones. Platelets play a major role in blood clotting. Normally, when one of your blood vessels is injured, you start to bleed.

Detailed explanation-4: -Platelets are pieces of very large cells in the bone marrow called megakaryocytes. They help form blood clots to slow or stop bleeding and to help wounds heal. Having too many or too few platelets or having platelets that don’t work as they should can cause problems.

Detailed explanation-5: -When you are injured, platelets stick together to form a plug that seals your wound. This plug is called a blood clot. Platelets are also called thrombocytes, because a blood clot is also called a thrombus. If your platelet count is too high, blood clots can form in your blood vessels.