Anatomy & Physiology
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Author: Kelly A. Young, James A. Wise, Peter DeSaix, Dean H. Kruse, Brandon Poe, Eddie Johnson, Jody E. Johnson, Oksana Korol, J. Gordon Betts, Mark Womble
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Chapter 18, Problem 20RQ
Thrombocytes are more accurately called ________.
- clotting factors
- megakaryoblasts
- megakaryocytes
- platelets
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