the substance _________ is essential to form clots in the body. granulocytes
Blood clotting, or coagulation, is an important process that prevents excessive bleeding when a blood vessel is injured. Platelets (a type of blood cell) and proteins in your plasma (the liquid part of blood) work together to stop the bleeding by forming a clot over the injury. Typically, your body will naturally dissolve the blood clot after the injury has healed.
Increase in numbers of sphere-shaped red blood cells, as in a type of anemia (hemolytic anemia). Stem cell. Unspecialized cell that gives rise to all forms of specialized cells in the body. Hematopoietic stem cells are found in the bone marrow and lead to the development of all types of blood cells. Thrombin. Enzyme necessary for blood clotting (converts fibrinogen to fibrin in the clotting process).