Question

The nurse teaches the parents of a child with a hematologic disorder about the functions of the various blood cells. The nurse determines that the teaching was successful when the parents state which blood cell is responsible for blood clotting?

A) Granulocytes
B) Erythrocytes
C) Thrombocytes
D) Leukocytes

Answer 1

Thrombocytes or platelets are responsible for blood clotting.

Step-by-step explanation:

The blood cell responsible for blood clotting is the Thrombocytes or platelets. Platelets are cell fragments involved in the clotting of blood to stop bleeding through damaged blood vessels. They participate in the stages leading up to coagulation of the blood.