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    Question: Do bones get scabs

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    Asked by GAMm to Kevin on 27 Apr 2016.
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      Kevin Baker answered on 27 Apr 2016:


      Hey GAMm!

      No, bones do not get scabs but it does form a blood clot. Scabs are on your skin, and they are just dried up blood clots. When you hurt your bone, like breaking it, it has to stop blood from leaking out, so it forms a clot. This clot is eventually replaced with bone.

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