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What is the main function of blood plasma?
What is the main function of blood plasma?
- Regulating body temperature and water content
- Transporting white blood cells and platelets
- Transporting nutrients, oxygen, and hormones (correct)
- Sustaining homeostasis in the body
What is the role of albumin in blood plasma?
What is the role of albumin in blood plasma?
- Producing immunity against diseases
- Assisting in blood clotting
- Creating resistance to anemia
- Transporting fatty acids and steroid hormones (correct)
Which stem cell type becomes erythrocytes and platelets?
Which stem cell type becomes erythrocytes and platelets?
- Hemopoietic stem cell
- Colony-stimulating factor cell
- Myeloid stem cell (correct)
- Lymphoid stem cell
What stimulates the development of platelets?
What stimulates the development of platelets?
What is the normal percentage of red blood cells (RBC) in the blood?
What is the normal percentage of red blood cells (RBC) in the blood?
What is the primary function of fibrinogen in blood plasma?
What is the primary function of fibrinogen in blood plasma?
Which type of anemia is most commonly associated with sickled RBC?
Which type of anemia is most commonly associated with sickled RBC?
What is the primary cause of vitamin deficiency anemia?
What is the primary cause of vitamin deficiency anemia?
Among the leukocytes, which type provides general nonspecific immunity against foreign cells or body cells that don’t express 'self' proteins?
Among the leukocytes, which type provides general nonspecific immunity against foreign cells or body cells that don’t express 'self' proteins?
Which leukocyte type is good against bacteria and contains lyszyme and defensins to breakdown membranes and walls?
Which leukocyte type is good against bacteria and contains lyszyme and defensins to breakdown membranes and walls?
What is the main function of platelets in the blood?
What is the main function of platelets in the blood?
What is the characteristic feature of granular leukocytes?
What is the characteristic feature of granular leukocytes?
What is the normal percentage of hemoglobin saturation?
What is the normal percentage of hemoglobin saturation?
What is the primary function of erythrocytes (red blood cells)?
What is the primary function of erythrocytes (red blood cells)?
Which mineral helps to absorb and transport iron in the body?
Which mineral helps to absorb and transport iron in the body?
What is the primary cause of sickle cell disease?
What is the primary cause of sickle cell disease?
Which nutrient is essential for erythrocyte (red blood cell) production?
Which nutrient is essential for erythrocyte (red blood cell) production?
What happens to red blood cells (RBCs) after living for about 120 days?
What happens to red blood cells (RBCs) after living for about 120 days?
