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Heart + Blood Complete Study Guide Test. Plasma makes up approximately what percentage of whole blood? - CORRECT ANSWER 55 percent EXCEPT for the amount of __________, plasma and interstitial fluid differ little in composition. - CORRECT ANSWER protein Red blood cells carry __________ to t...

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Plasma makes up approximately what percentage of whole blood? - CORRECT ANSWER 55 percent



EXCEPT for the amount of __________, plasma and interstitial fluid differ little in composition. -
CORRECT ANSWER protein



Red blood cells carry __________ to the lungs and __________ to the tissues. - CORRECT ANSWER
carbon dioxide; oxygen



A triglyceride + globulin complex is termed a(n) __________. - CORRECT ANSWER lipoprotein



The most abundant plasma protein is __________. - CORRECT ANSWER albumin



The site of red blood cell production in an adult is the __________. - CORRECT ANSWER red bone
marrow



Which of the following does NOT describe the cause of hemolytic disease of the newborn (HDN)? -
CORRECT ANSWER Fetal red blood cell exposure causes an autoimmune response in the mother.



In which of the following scenarios is HDN likely to develop without medical treatment? - CORRECT
ANSWER An Rh- mother gives birth to her first child, who is Rh-, and to her second child, who is Rh+, and
then becomes pregnant with her third child, who is Rh+.



An Rh- mother gives birth to her first child, who is Rh+, and then becomes pregnant with her second
child, who is Rh+.



How does RhoGAM prevent HDN? - CORRECT ANSWER RhoGAM prevents the mother's immune system
from actively producing antibodies against fetal Rh antigens by destroying fetal red blood cells that cross
the placenta during delivery.

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