Have you ever heard your doctor talk about your platelet count and wonder why that might be important? A person can have either too little or too many platelets clustered in one area. Today we are going to learn about the latter of the two and why it is important for your health. Platelet are cells found in the blood stream, created by bone marrow. Another word for platelet is thrombocyte. They are largely responsible for hemostasis (control of blood loss through clotting). W