Instructions: Identify the Following

question 31

Essay

Instructions: Identify the following. Be as specific as possible, and include names, dates, and relevant facts as appropriate. Be sure to explain the significance of the person or term.
National Defense Education Act of 1958

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Definitions:

Iron

A mineral essential for various bodily functions, including hemoglobin formation in red blood cells and oxygen transport.

Plasma Coagulation

The process by which blood changes from a liquid to a gel, forming a blood clot, involving the conversion of plasma protein fibrinogen into fibrin.

Erythropoiesis

The process of producing red blood cells, which takes place primarily in the bone marrow and is regulated by the hormone erythropoietin.

Erythropoietin

A hormone produced by the kidneys that promotes the formation of red blood cells in the bone marrow.