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When a blood vessel is injured there are tiny what in the blood that helps clot blood and seal the blood from a cut?
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∙ 11y ago
these are known as platelets
they are platelets are u dumb or have some type of something
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What is the medical term meaning stationary clot in an unbroken vessel?
thrombosisThrombus.a blood clotA blood clot that is attached to a vessel wall is a thrombus, A drifting blood clot is an embolus
What will happen if platelets will be not there in the body be?
Whenever a blood vessel is injured, platelets accumulate at the site of injury and help in formation of a blood clot. The clot seals the wound in the blood vessel and prevents blood loss. But if all the blood platelets are removed from blood, blood will not clot and there will be a lot of blood loss.It may even lead to the death of the person
What is a blood clot that stays fixed at the vessel?
A fixed blood clot is called an embolus.
What is the definition for blockage of blood vessel?
CLOT
What is the medical term meaning inflammation of a blood vessel without the formation of a clot?
Phlebitis is the medical term meaning inflammation of a blood vessel. (Thrombophlebitis is the medical term meaning inflammation of a blood vessel with a clot.)
Why is the ability of your blood to clot important to your survival?
If you are badly injured & bleeding, if your blood does not clot you could bleed out.
what is a blood clot that shuts off a vessel?
A thrombus may, or may not, block the flow of blood in a vessel.
The sudden blockage of a blood vessel by an embolous is known as an?
blood clot
What is a free floating clot in a blood vessel?
Embolus.
What is the medical term meaning a clot that forms inside a blood vessel or the heart?
A thrombus is a clot that forms inside a vessel or the heart.
The blockage of a vessel by an embolus?
A blockage of a blood vessel is caused by a clot called a thrombus. If that clot breaks free and travels through the blood vessels then it is called a embolus.
What happens when clot occurs in an undamaged blood vessel?
The flow of blood to tissues beyond the clot may be cut off
