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Each of the following is a characteristic of whole blood, except a -
ANSWER✔✔-viscosity about the same as water.
Blood volume represents about ________ percent of a person's body
weight. - ANSWER✔✔-7
The most abundant component of plasma is (are) - ANSWER✔✔-water
Which of the following is not one of the formed elements of blood? -
ANSWER✔✔-antibodies
Whole blood for testing in a clinical laboratory is usually collected from -
ANSWER✔✔-a superficial vein.
A triglyceride + globulin complex is termed a(n) __________. -
ANSWER✔✔-lipoprotein
Transferrin is an example of which kind of plasma protein? - ANSWER✔✔-
metalloprotein
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,Which plasma protein transports fatty acids and some hormones? -
ANSWER✔✔-albumin
The most abundant proteins in blood plasma are - ANSWER✔✔-albumins
Plasma proteins essential in body defense are the - ANSWER✔✔-
immunoglobulins
Which of the following would you expect to see in increased numbers in a
peripheral blood sample after donating a unit of blood? - ANSWER✔✔-
reticulocytes
The developmental stage at which erythrocytes enter the circulation is as -
ANSWER✔✔-reticulocytes.
Which of these proteins functions to store or transport iron? -
ANSWER✔✔-ferritin, hemosiderin, and transferrin
The waste product bilirubin is produced from - ANSWER✔✔-heme
molecules lacking iron.
Erythropoiesis is stimulated when - ANSWER✔✔-blood flow to the kidney
declines.
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, Eileen is a strict vegan and therefore eats no animal products. She develops
an anemia that her doctor thinks is caused by a nutritional deficiency.
Which of the following is the likeliest candidate? - ANSWER✔✔-vitamin
B12 deficiency
Reticulocytes complete their development into ________ in the circulation. -
ANSWER✔✔-erythrocytes
Surgical removal of the stomach could cause - ANSWER✔✔-pernicious
anemia.
If bile ducts are blocked, - ANSWER✔✔-more bilirubin appears in the
plasma.
When a person who lives at sea level vacations in the Rocky Mountains,
you would expect - ANSWER✔✔-All of the answers are correct.
The average life span of a red blood cell is - ANSWER✔✔-4 months
A bruise appears as a greenish spot in the skin because - ANSWER✔✔-the
heme group in the hemoglobin has broken down into biliverdin.
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