alleryStart learning →Platelets are described as critical to hemostasis, which is the stoppage of:
AFluid loss from the gut
BBlood loss after damage
COxygen loss in tissue
DHeat loss from the skin
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: B. Blood loss after damage
1. Hemostasis is defined by what it stops.
2. Platelets are cell fragments also called thrombocytes.
3. Platelets are critical to hemostasis.
4. Hemostasis is the stoppage of blood loss following damage to a vessel.
_Source: OpenStax Anatomy and Physiology 2e (CC BY 4.0), Ch 18 'The Cardiovascular System: Blood', sections 18.1-18.6_
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