Chapter 15, Problem 4RQ

Thrombocytes are more accurately called ________. clotting factors megakaryoblasts megakaryocytes platelets

Lymphocytes are formed in bone _____________________________

The abnormal narrowing of a blood vessel is ____________________.

The surgical removal of a portion of the tissue surrounding the heart is a/an ________________________.

Cells obtain nutrients from and deposit waste into ______. a. blood b. lymph vessels c. each other d. both a and b

The abnormal narrowing of the lumen of a vein is known as _____________________.

Blood Types Are Determined by Cell-Surface Antigens A patient of yours has just undergone shoulder surgery and is experiencing kidney failure for no apparent reason. You check his chart and find that his blood is type B, but he has been mistakenly transfused with type A. Explain why he is experiencing kidney failure.