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What is the main function of blood in the body?
Transport of gases, nutrients, and waste products
Which component makes up the majority of the total blood volume in the average adult male?
Plasma
What percentage of the total blood does formed elements (cells and cell fragments) make up?
45%
Which plasma protein helps maintain water balance in the body?
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What is the main difference between plasma and serum?
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Where does hematopoiesis, the process of blood cell production, occur in the fetus?
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Which component is a clotting factor that aids in clot formation?
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What makes up about 91% of the composition of blood plasma?
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Which component is involved in transporting processed molecules in the body?
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What is the primary function of thrombocytes?
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Which organ is primarily responsible for the production of white blood cells after birth?
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What is the function of erythrocytes?
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What is the main constituent responsible for the red color of red blood cells?
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What causes the formation of carboxyhemoglobin in the blood?
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What is the consequence of prolonged exposure to carbon monoxide?
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What causes kidneys to increase production of erythropoietin (EPO)?
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Where are old, abnormal, or damaged RBCs removed from the blood?
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What happens to globin during the breakdown of hemoglobin?
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What does carbon monoxide bind to in hemoglobin?
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What is necessary for the normal function of hemoglobin?
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