IMMUNOLOGY

OVERVIEW OF THE IMMUNE SYSTEM

GRANULOCYTE AND AGRANULOCYTE

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Clinical name for platelets
A
Erythrocytes
B
Leukocyte
C
Thrombocyte
D
Monocyte
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Platelets are made in your bone marrow along with your white and red blood cells. Your bone marrow is the spongy center inside your bones. Another name for platelets is thrombocytes. Healthcare providers usually call a clot a thrombus.

Detailed explanation-2: -Also called thrombocyte. Blood cells. Blood contains many types of cells: white blood cells (monocytes, lymphocytes, neutrophils, eosinophils, basophils, and macrophages), red blood cells (erythrocytes), and platelets.

Detailed explanation-3: -Platelets (thrombocytes) are colorless blood cells that help blood clot. Platelets stop bleeding by clumping and forming plugs in blood vessel injuries.

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