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Blood has been studied to one degree or another for thousands of years. true


In 1728, Sir William Harvey determined that there was a continuous circulation of blood within
the body. flase



Sir William Osler discovered platelets in 1874. true


The presence or absence of antigens on white blood cells determines a person's blood type.
flase


Blood is the circulating tissue consisting of two types of cells: red blood cells and platelets.
flase



Red blood cells: carry respiratory gases, mainly oxygen and carbon dioxide.


The immune system functions to protect our bodies by identifying cells or molecules that are
foreign, such as: parasites.
bacteria.
. viruses.



White blood cells secrete proteins: known as antibodies, which assist in the immune
response.


The three components of blood, red blood cells, white blood cells, and platelets, are carried
throughout the body in: plasma

, Blood typing is less expensive and quicker for analyzing blood evidence than DNA profiling.
Since many different people share the same type, this blood evidence is considered to be:
class



In 1900, Karl Landsteiner found that the blood from one person: did not always freely mix
with blood from another person.


The presence or absence of particular proteins, found embedded within a cell or plasma
membranes of red blood cells, determines a person's: . blood type



Each blood type is determined by: An antibody reaction test


A and B proteins are found on the surface of some red blood cells. If a person's blood contains
both the A and the B proteins, then he or she has: type AB blood


In 1940, Alexander Weiner, working with Rhesus monkeys, noticed another type of red cell
protein. This red cell protein, called RH factor, is on the red blood cells of: 85 percent of the
human population.


f the four main human blood types using the ABO system, the largest percentage of the U.S.
population is made up of: type o



What term describes the clumping of red blood cells? agglutination


What happens to the shape of a blood droplet as the angle of release changes from a 90-degree
drop toward a 10-degree drop? It becomes more longer than wide.


Which type of bloodstain pattern suggests that bloody hair was dragged across the floor?
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