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Glucose is a

A) polar molecule,and therefore it dissolves readily in plasma.
B) polar molecule,and therefore it requires a transporter in the blood.
C) nonpolar molecule,and therefore it dissolves readily in plasma.
D) nonpolar molecule,and therefore it requires a transporter in the blood.

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Erythrocytes exhibit a limited lifespan due to their inability to synthesize the proteins necessary to repair themselves.

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Sodium,calcium,and bicarbonate are all described as plasma

The ABO and Rh blood types are inherited independently of each other.

____________ is the attraction of leukocytes to a site of infection due to the presence of molecules released by damaged cells,dead cells,or invading pathogens.

The extrinsic pathway is a clotting system that is initiated by chemicals that come from outside the body.

During platelet plug formation,platelets begin to stick to

A reduced number of leukocytes causes a serious disorder called ____________.

When actinomyosin of platelets contracts and squeezes the serum out of a clot,the process is called clot _________.

Macrophage colony-stimulating factor stimulates the production of

How many globins (protein building blocks) are found in a single hemoglobin molecule

The smallest and most abundant plasma proteins are the

Platelets are continually produced in the red bone marrow by cells called _____________.

The percentage of volume of red blood cells is called the _______________.

The blood type of a person missing the surface antigen D is Rh-positive.

The rupture of erythrocytes is called ____________.

The binding of antibodies in the blood plasma to their corresponding surface antigens on the erythrocyte plasma membrane is called _____________.

A reticulocyte is a cell formed during erythropoiesis that has lost its nucleus and all organelles except some ribosomes.

How many oxygen molecules may bind to a single molecule of hemoglobin

Extensions from megakaryocytes that extend through blood vessel walls in red marrow are sliced off from the cells by the force of blood flow.These extensions are