17. The Blood

The blood-brain barrier consists of tight junctions between which of the following cell types?

What percentage of plasma is composed of water?

In an Introduction to Blood, the liquid portion of blood is called the:

A client's blood glucose level is 45 mg/dL. The nurse should be alert for which signs and symptoms?

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

In a typical healthy adult, approximately what percentage of whole blood volume is composed of plasma?

In an adult, the most abundant proteins in blood plasma are primarily which of the following?

Which of the following makes up approximately 55% of blood by volume?

Which of the following are considered the formed elements of blood?

Platelets are derived from __________.

In the context of Introduction to Blood, the fluid portion of the blood is called:

Which of the following is a primary function of blood in the human body?

Which plasma protein is responsible for maintaining osmotic pressure in the blood?

Where does hematopoiesis, or blood cell formation, primarily occur in adults?

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