The iron that has been transferred to the liver after the aged erythrocytes were phagocytized is stored by the protein _______________.
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Question 2) When a finger is pricked, the blood will quickly stop flowing because of the action of the formed elements called ______________.
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Question 3) A _______________ (singular) is the name for the cylinder shape that erythrocytes form as they line up in single file for passage through the smallest blood vessels
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Question 4) M-CSF is a growth factor that stimulates the production of monocytes from myeloblast cells.
Indicate whether this statement is true or false.
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Question 5) Macrophages are the converted monocytes that phagocytize bacteria, cell fragments, dead cells, and debris.
Indicate whether this statement is true or false.
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Question 6) The blood type of a person missing the surface antigen D is Rh-positive.
Indicate whether this statement is true or false.
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Question 7) The ABO and Rh blood types are inherited independently of each other.
Indicate whether this statement is true or false.
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Question 8) The antigen-antibody reaction is an example of the regulation function of blood.
Indicate whether this statement is true or false.
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Question 9) In the centrifuged sample of blood illustrated, number 2 indicates
A. erythrocytes.
B. plasma.
C. leukocytes.
D. platelets.
E. leukocytes and platelets.
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Question 10) Erythrocytes exhibit a limited lifespan due to their inability to synthesize the proteins necessary to repair themselves.
Indicate whether this statement is true or false.