Is it possible for the blood to clot under the skin?
Give reason in support of your answer.

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Solution

It is a wrong notion that clotting is dependent on the exposure of blood to air. In fact,clotting can be caused by the movement of blood over a rough surface as on cholesterol deposit on the inside of a blood vessel.

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