Platelets are also called _____.

megakaryocytes

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thrombocytes

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erythrocytes

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leucocytes

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Solution

The correct option is B thrombocytes
Platelets, also called thrombocytes are components of blood whose function (along with the coagulation factors) is to stop bleeding by clumping and clotting blood vessel injuries.

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