If You Separated the Components of Blood and Looked Closely

question 53

Multiple Choice

If you separated the components of blood and looked closely at only the plasma,you might find ________.

• A)white blood cells
• B)red blood cells
• C)hormones
• D)platelets

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Definitions:

Right Atrium

The right upper chamber of the heart that receives deoxygenated blood from the body through the venae cavae and pumps it into the right ventricle.

Systole

The phase of the heart cycle during which the heart muscles contract and pump blood into the arteries.

Contraction Phase

The period during a muscle contraction when muscle fibers shorten and tension increases, typically measured in an isotonic contraction.

Femoral Vein

A major vein located in the thigh that carries blood from the lower extremities back to the heart.