alleryStart learning →Bleeding that fails to stop after vessel damage most directly suggests a problem with:
AHemoglobin
BPlatelets
CErythrocytes
DPlasma water
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: B. Platelets
1. Match the failing function to the element responsible for it.
2. Erythrocytes carry oxygen and leukocytes serve immunity.
3. Platelets are cell fragments also called thrombocytes.
4. Platelets are critical to hemostasis.
5. 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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