Mayo Clinic
Mayo Clinic: High Platelet Count
Resource provides great information on Thrombocythemia, or high platelet count. The article is set up as a brief answer to a question about the condition, thrombocythemia. The information is short, factual and interesting.
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Life Science: Components of Blood
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Did you know that blood is a tissue? Blood is a fluid connective tissue that is made up of red blood cells, white blood cells, platelets, and plasma. Learn more...
Education.com
Education.com: Make Plasma Soup and Explore the Components of Blood
[Free Registration/Login Required] Allow students to visualize blood and its components by making this plasma soup. Discuss plasma, red blood cells, white blood cells, and platelets with this model of blood.
BBC
Bbc: Gcse Bitesize: Cellular Respiration and Transport
The circulatory system transports substances between the exchange surface and cells. It delivers oxygen and glucose to the tissues for respiration, which is the release of energy to cells.
Curated OER
Kids Health: Checking Out Cuts, Scratches, and Abrasions
This brief article explains what to do when you get a cut or scratch and how it heals. Includes information on what to do if a cut will not stop bleeding.
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Bleeding and Impaired Hemostasis Quiz 3
Part 3 of a quiz over bleeding and impaired hemostasis. Choose to take the quiz in Polish or English.
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Bleeding and Impaired Hemostasis Quiz 1
NCLEX-RN style questions related to bleeding and impaired hemostasis. Choose to take the quiz in Polish or English.
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Life Science: 11.26 Blood
Understand the physiological make-up of human blood.
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Symptoms of Low Platelet Counts
Read a passage about the symptoms of low platelet counts and answer the follow-up questions.
Curated OER
Kids Health: A Body Basics Article: Blood
Site provides an article on blood and what it does. Contains specific information on red and white blood cells as well as platelets.
Sophia Learning
Sophia: Platelets
This lesson will identify how blood clots work and disorders associated with blood clotting.
McGraw Hill
Mc Graw Hill Education: Replacing Blood
An exploration of the different types of transfusions with a brief look at synthetic blood.
Science4Fun
Science4 Fun: Blood
What is blood? Discover how and why blood travels in the body, the three main types of blood cells, and the different blood types.
University of Nebraska Omaha
University of Nebraska: Blood Cell Histology: Thrombocytes Platelets
This site gives an image and description of thrombocytes-platelets.
Other
General Practice Notebook: Thrombocyte
Get a basic definition for "thrombocyte" by visiting this website.