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Which events occur during the recycling of aged or damaged erythrocytes (Order is not important.) A: The heme group is converted into biliverdin. B: Bilirubin is placed in long-term storage in the liver. C: The iron ions in hemoglobin are removed. D: The iron ions are stored in the liver. E: The iron ions are stored in the red bone marrow.f: Membrane proteins and globin proteins are broken down and reused.g: The erythrocyte contents,excluding the globins,are excreted unchanged via the digestive tract.

A) a,b,c,e,f
B) a,c,d,f
C) a,b,c,g
D) c,d,g
E) c,e,g

F) A) and B)
G) A) and C)

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Platelets are formed elements.

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B) False

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Iron,lactic acid,and lipids are all considered to be nutrients in blood plasma.

If one of your classmates comes down with mononucleosis,he will probably notice that his neck and axillary area are tender.A differential white count would reveal an unusually high level of one type of leukocyte.Which leukocyte proliferates and how does activation of this leukocyte change its appearance How would this relate to the axillary tenderness

Surface antigens found on erythrocytes are also called _____________ based on the response initiated when they interact with antibodies.

Which leukocytes are granulocytes A: Neutrophils B: Eosinophils C: Lymphocytes D: Monocytes E: Basophils F: Erythrocytes

The production of platelets is called _______________.

Blood plasma is slightly _______;if pH drifts out of the normal range,dire consequences can result from alterations in the structure of _______ .

The molecule to which both oxygen and carbon dioxide can attach in an erythrocyte is called _________________.

The process of producing the formed elements of blood is called

If someone with kidney damage was losing lots of protein in their urine,what would happen to colloid osmotic pressure and how might it lead to edema (swelling)of body tissues

The reason it is more appropriate to call an erythrocyte a "formed element" rather than a "cell" is that erythrocytes

Old erythrocytes are phagocytized in the

One of the functions of blood is to regulate fluid levels in the body.If too much fluid escapes from the bloodstream and enters the tissues,blood pressure will

When trying to diagnose an infection that alters the percentages of leukocyte types found in the blood,it is useful for clinicians to perform a

Which clotting pathway involves more steps and takes more time (approximately 5 minutes)

-In the centrifuged sample of blood illustrated,what blood components are contained in the layer labeled number 3

Which are the least numerous of the leukocytes

The heme group from the phagocytized erythrocyte is converted into a green pigment called ________________.

The main function of leukocytes is to