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Describe the components of blood and the development of red blood cells, white blood cells, and platelets

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b. pernicious anemia

c. iron-deficiency anemia

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Select one:

a. A

b. B

c. AB

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3. Which of the following is found in plasma?

Select one or more:

a. vitamins

b. red blood cells

c. hormones

d. platelets

e. all of the above

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5. Eosinophils and monocytes are involved in allergicreactions.

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True

False

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True or false: Oxygen binds to the iron in the hemoglobinmolecule.

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True

False

7. Hemolytic disease of the newborn can happen during a woman'sfirst pregnancy where the mother is Rh- and the fetus is Rh+.

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True

False

8. Leukemia is cancer of the white blood cell. It is the resultof an abnormal white blood cell multiplying uncontrollably. Why isit so letal? Because it takes over the red bone marrow and doesn'tallow normal red blood cells, white blood cells and platelets toform.

True or false:

Without enough red blood cells, you can't bring oxygen to thetissues in your body.

Without enough platelets, you won't be able to form clots, forinstance, to stop you from bleeding when you get a cut.

Without enough normal white blood cells, you cannot fightinfections properly.

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True

False

9. The neutrophil is the first white blood cell to arrive at thesite of an infection.

Select one:

True

False

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True

False