Exam 11: Blood

When old RBCs are destroyed,their iron may be returned to the ____________________ for the synthesis of ____________________.

Which of the following statements are true of white blood cells (WBCs)? (Read carefully and select all of the correct statements.)

The purpose of fibrinolysis is to:

The normal pH range of blood is:

The gamma globulins in blood plasma are ____________________ that are produced by the cells called ____________________.

Which of these cells is NOT produced in red bone marrow?

When old RBCs are destroyed,the heme portion is converted to ____________________ by the ____________________.

The vitamin necessary for the synthesis of prothrombin is ____,and we get most of it from the ____.

The life span of RBCs is approximately ____________________.

The life span of RBCs is approximately:

In emergencies,the universal donor may be considered to be:

When old RBCs are destroyed,the globin portion can be recycled for the ____________________ it is made of.

Which statement is NOT true of erythropoietin?

The hormone ____________________,which is produced by the ____________________,stimulates a faster than usual rate of RBC production.

Bilirubin is excreted by the ____ into bile,to be eliminated in ____.

The stimulus for chemical clotting is:

A value of 15 grams/100 mL of blood would be normal for the ____________________ value in a CBC.

The presence of albumin in blood plasma is important to:

The laboratory procedure called a differential is the percent of:

Two nutrients necessary to become part of hemoglobin are ____ and ____.