MICROANATOMY

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.

Detailed explanation-2: -A tiny, disc-shaped piece of cell that is found in the blood and spleen. Thrombocytes 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.

Detailed explanation-3: -1.1. Thrombocytes are also called platelets and are cell fragments which circulate within the blood with a life span of about 10 days.

Detailed explanation-4: -Another name for platelets is thrombocytes. Healthcare providers usually call a clot a thrombus. Once platelets are made and circulated into your bloodstream, they live for 8 to 10 days. Under a microscope, a platelet looks like a tiny plate.

Detailed explanation-5: -Platelets are also called thrombocytes. Thrombocytes (platelets) are cell fragments that initiate the formation of a blood clot (thromb/o).