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    Platelets play a key role in blood clotting by forming scabs over wounds to prevent further blood loss. When skin is broken, platelets arrive at the wound and release chemicals that trigger a series of reactions, converting fibrinogen proteins into an insoluble fibrin mesh. This fibrin mesh forms a clot that traps red blood cells and eventually dries to create a scab, sealing the wound and protecting it from bacterial infection as new skin grows underneath.

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    Platelets play a key role in blood clotting by forming scabs over wounds to prevent further blood loss. When skin is broken, platelets arrive at the wound and release chemicals that trigger a series of reactions, converting fibrinogen proteins into an insoluble fibrin mesh. This fibrin mesh forms a clot that traps red blood cells and eventually dries to create a scab, sealing the wound and protecting it from bacterial infection as new skin grows underneath.

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    Platelets play a key role in blood clotting by forming scabs over wounds to prevent further blood loss. When skin is broken, platelets arrive at the wound and release chemicals that trigger a series of reactions, converting fibrinogen proteins into an insoluble fibrin mesh. This fibrin mesh forms a clot that traps red blood cells and eventually dries to create a scab, sealing the wound and protecting it from bacterial infection as new skin grows underneath.

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    BLOOD CLOTTING

    GRADE 11 BLUE BIOLOGY - CIE

    Education for the Real World


    Blood Clotting
    • Platelets are fragments of cells which are involved in blood clotting and
    forming scabs where skin has been cut or punctured

    • Blood clotting prevents continued / significant blood loss from wounds

    • Scab formation seals the wound with an insoluble patch that prevents entry of
    microorganisms that could cause infection

    • It remains in place until new skin has grown underneath it, sealing the skin again

    Education for the Real World


    Blood Clotting

    Education for the Real World


    Blood Clotting

    Education for the Real World


    Blood Clotting

    Education for the Real World


    How the blood clots

    • When the skin is broken (i.e. there is a wound) platelets arrive to stop the bleeding

    • A series of reactions occur within the blood plasma

    • Platelets release chemicals that cause soluble fibrinogen proteins to convert


    into insoluble fibrin and form an insoluble mesh across the wound, trapping red
    blood cells and therefore forming a clot

    • The clot eventually dries and develops into a scab to protect the wound from
    bacteria entering

    Education for the Real World

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