alleryStart learning →Platelets are also called:
AThymocytes
BThyrocytes
CTrophocytes
DThrombocytes
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: D. Thrombocytes
1. Platelets are cell fragments, not whole cells.
2. Their clinical name refers to clotting.
3. The platelets are cell fragments also called thrombocytes.
4. So the answer is thrombocytes.
_Source: OpenStax 'Anatomy and Physiology 2e', Ch 18 'Blood'_
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