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
