NCLEX-PN Blood and Its Components — practice questions
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Practice NCLEX-PN Blood and Its Components in the app →Blood is classified as which type of tissue?The extracellular matrix of blood is called:Plasma makes blood unique among connective tissues because plasma is:The cellular elements of blood are collectively referred to as the:Which three groups make up the formed elements of blood?Red blood cells are clinically known as:White blood cells are clinically known as:Platelets are cell fragments also called:A hematocrit measures the percentage of which cells in a blood sample?In a hematocrit tube, erythrocytes settle at the very bottom because they are:Which pigment changes colour depending on the degree of oxygen saturation?Platelets are described as critical to hemostasis, which is the stoppage of:Which plasma protein is described as the most abundant?Plasma is described as mostly water, and it perpetually suspends the formed elements so they can:A patient with a low hematocrit has a reduced percentage of:Bleeding that fails to stop after vessel damage most directly suggests a problem with:Blood appears a different colour in arteries and veins because hemoglobin's colour depends on:Blood differs from bone and cartilage, which are also connective tissues, because its matrix is: