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Name the blood cells, whose reduction in number can cause clotting disorder, leading to excessive loss of blood from the body:

Correct answer: D. Thrombocytes

  • A. Erythrocytes
  • B. Leukocytes
  • C. Neutrophils
  • D. Thrombocytes

Explanation

Thrombocytes are called blood platelets.They are minute disc­shaped cell fragments in mammalian blood. They are formed as fragments of arger cells found in red bone marrow; they have no nucleus. They play an important role in blood clotting and release thromboxane A 2 , serotonin and other chemicals, which cause a chain of events leading to the formation of a plug at the site of the damage, thus preventing further blood loss. A reduction in their number can lead to clotting factors which will lead to excessive loss of blood from the body. So correct option is D.

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