Biology: The Unity and Diversity of Life (MindTap Course List)
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Author: Cecie Starr, Ralph Taggart, Christine Evers, Lisa Starr
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Chapter 36, Problem 6SQ
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Concept introduction: Blood is made of different constituents. It is mainly composed of blood cells suspended in blood plasma. Red blood cells, white blood cells, and platelets are the commonly seen cells in the blood. Out of this, RBC is involved in oxygen transport, WBC in immunity, and platelets for blood clotting.
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The following statements about blood are true EXCEPT that _____.
a. It contains dissolved gases
b. The pH is slightly acidic
c. It contains about 55 percent plasma
d. The viscosity is five times greater than water.
Haemoglobin is an importantcomponent of _______.A. White blood cellsB. Red blood cellsC. PlasmaD. All options are correct
Match the following with its function:
plasma protein that creates osmotic
pressure that prevents fluids from leaking
out of blood vessels (prevents edema)
A. albumin
B. fibrinogen
plasma protein that helps cause blood
clotting
C. platelets
v Formed element that causes blood clotting.
D. white blood cells
Formed element important in the immune
E. red blood cells
system.
F. hemoglobin
v formed element that carries oxygen
v protein that binds to oxygen
Chapter 36 Solutions
Biology: The Unity and Diversity of Life (MindTap Course List)
Ch. 36 - Prob. 1DAACh. 36 - Prob. 2DAACh. 36 - Risks of Hypertension Eleni Rapsomaniki and her...Ch. 36 - Prob. 1SQCh. 36 - Prob. 2SQCh. 36 - Prob. 3SQCh. 36 - Prob. 4SQCh. 36 - Prob. 5SQCh. 36 - Prob. 6SQCh. 36 - Blood flows directly from the left atrium to...
Ch. 36 - Contraction of the _________ drives blood out into...Ch. 36 - Blood pressure is highest in the _______ and...Ch. 36 - In a person at rest, the largest volume of blood...Ch. 36 - Which of the following has the thickest wall? a....Ch. 36 - Prob. 12SQCh. 36 - Which artery carries oxygen-poor blood?Ch. 36 - Prob. 14SQCh. 36 - Match the terms with their definition. _____ bone...Ch. 36 - Suppose a blood clot forms in the leg, then breaks...Ch. 36 - An atrial septal defect is a birth defect in which...Ch. 36 - Prob. 3CTCh. 36 - Prob. 4CT
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