17. The Blood

What is the liquid part of blood called?

Why is type AB blood considered the universal recipient?

Which of the following statements regarding the clotting of blood is correct?

What does blood plasma contain that blood serum does not?

What initiates the extrinsic mechanism of coagulation?

In an average adult, approximately what percentage of whole blood is water?

Which is the most numerous type of blood cell in the human body?

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

Which of the following is the least abundant type of plasma protein?

Which structures act as gates that regulate the flow of blood in one direction?

In an average adult human, approximately how many gallons of blood are in the body?

In an introductory blood donation context, if 1 vial contains 10 mL of blood and $1 \mathrm{pint}=473 \mathrm{mL}$, approximately how many pints of blood are in 7 vials?

In an average healthy adult, approximately how much total blood volume is contained in the body?

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

Introduction to Blood: Which of the following is NOT regulated by blood?