anatomy chapter 11/ blood

the average lifespan of a red blood cell is

4 months

with respect to the Rh factor, which of the following statements is true?

Rh antigens are not found on the surface of the red blood cells

blood is composed of

all of the above

functions of the blood are

all of the above

platelets function in

all of the above

the formed elements of the blood include

all of the above

white blood cells that release histamine at the site of an injury are

basophils

the process of red blood cell production is called

erythropoiesis

a person with type A blood can always safely donate to a person with type B blood

false

platelets are

fragments of large cells

neutrophils

have characteristics of all the above

the inherited condition resulting from the inadequate production of clotting factors is termed

hemophilia

a persons blood type is determined by the

presence or absence of specific molecules on the cell membrane

the common pathway of coagulation begins with

the activation of a clotting factor that converts prothrombin to thrombin

which of the following vitamins is needed for the formation of clotting factors?

vitamin k

a person with type A blood has

B antibodies in their plasma

bill wants to determine his blood type, so he takes a few drops of blood from a puncture wound in his finger and mixes it with various antisera. his blood cells agglutinate when mixed with the anti A- sera but not with the anti-B or anti-Rh sera. This means

Bills plasma contains B antibodies

the function of hemoglobin is to

carry oxygen

The function of red blood cells is

carry oxygen from the lungs to the body's cells

a drifting blood clot is called

embolus