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Life Sciences => Physiology & Medicine => Topic started by: elegantlywasted on 23/04/2007 15:33:06

Title: Bruises, or lack thereof
Post by: elegantlywasted on 23/04/2007 15:33:06

Last night I was out eating some dinner and when I climbed into the booth I smoked my knee off of the corner of the bench. I hit it so hard the table shook. Yet this morning, no bruise. In fact I think I've only had 3 or 4 bruises since I was 13. Thereis a small welt however. Is this normal? Do I have really strong blood vessels? What is going on??

Title: Bruises, or lack thereof
Post by: iko on 24/04/2007 21:45:29

...muscles work well, skin is compact, little vessels are strong, platelets and sticky proteins fill the holes.  It seems that you are well fit (& young!), don't be surprised and try to avoid major traumas anyway!

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ikod

Title: Bruises, or lack thereof
Post by: paul.fr on 24/04/2007 23:00:32

Quote from: iko on 24/04/2007 21:45:29

  It seems that you are well fit (& young!)

Iko, have you been looking at the pictures of our pin-up girl!   [;)]

Title: Bruises, or lack thereof
Post by: Seany on 24/04/2007 23:31:11

Hmm.. I get a bruise, but not that much. Any hard hit, will give me a light bruise [;)]

Title: Bruises, or lack thereof
Post by: iko on 25/04/2007 09:49:35

You definitively need a BRUISOMETER to solve all your doubts!  [;D]

ikod