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THE MIRACLE OF THE
BLOOD AND HEART

make the blocking brought about by the thrombocytes even
more powerful. 59 Their duties do not come to an end with the
initial clotting they set up. After the clot has formed com-
pletely, they continue their duties in different ways. This will
be examined in more detail in the chapter on Blood Coagulation.
As the thrombocytes continue with this work, the body
also takes a number of precautionary measures. Inside it, flat
muscles in the walls of the damaged veins begin to contract, to
reduce blood pressure and the amount of blood flowing to the
region where the wound occurred. Thus while the thrombo-
cytes are doing their jobs, any excess blood that might impair
the clotting process is prevented from heading to the region,
and the body will not lose too much blood.
These most rational measures are taken in even the small-
est scratch in every vein in your body. You are probably
unaware of this, however, and may pay no attention to any
small scratch on your hand. Yet at that very moment, a great
deal of activity is going on in that region. You do nothing
about that tiny scratch, and you do not need to try and
staunch the blood leaking from it. Indeed, you could not stop
that flow even if you wanted to. Yet your cells with their per-
fect organization, charged with clotting the blood, take all the
necessary precautions for you.
While all this is taking place, one danger arises that you
may never have thought about. While thrombocytes adhere to
one another and close up the wound, there's also the possibil-
ity of this clotting being carried outside the region in question
and blocking a nearby vein just a millimeter or two in
diameter. It is essential that this danger be averted at
the wound site. Naturally, in this perfect system a
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