17. The Blood

In the context of Introduction to Blood, what is the liquid portion of blood called?

Which of the following conditions would lead to anemic hypoxia?

Which type of blood is considered to be the universal recipient?

What is the primary function of blood in the human body?

Which of the following vessels carry oxygen-poor blood?

In human blood, approximately what percentage of whole blood is water?

In an introduction to blood, what are the two main components of blood?

What percentage of the blood is composed of plasma?

In a typical healthy adult human, approximately how many gallons of blood are present in the body?

What percentage of the blood is made up of plasma?

Which component of blood helps fight infection?

Where would oxygen-poor blood be found in the circulatory system?

In an introductory blood lab, if a “vial” is defined as containing 10 mL of whole blood, approximately how many vials are equivalent to 1 U.S. pint of blood (about 473 mL)?

What is hematocrit a measure of?

Approximately how many gallons of blood does an average adult human have?