The circulatory system helps to seal wounds and keep out pathogens by circulating platelets and

Platelets gather at a damaged blood vessel and help form a plug. Clotting factors are proteins in the blood that help build a stable clot, sealing the wound and limiting the entry of pathogens. Plasma carries these substances, but it is not the wound-sealing partner named in the question.

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