The Flexibility Required for Movement of the RBC Through the Vessels

question 28

Multiple Choice

The flexibility required for movement of the RBC through the vessels is largely determined by:

• A)the amount of hemoglobin in the cell.
• B)the maturity of the RBC.
• C)the size of the cell's nucleus.
• D)the fatty acid content of the cell's membrane.

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Definitions:

Larynx

An organ located in the neck of mammals that is involved in breathing, sound production, and protecting the trachea against food aspiration.

Voice Box

Also known as the larynx, it is the organ in the throat involved in breathing, sound production, and protecting the trachea against food aspiration.

Bronchioles

Small airways in the lungs through which air passes before reaching the alveoli, involved in the process of gas exchange.

Capillaries

The smallest blood vessels in the body's circulatory system, responsible for the exchange of water, oxygen, carbon dioxide, and many other nutrients and waste substances between blood and tissues.