A Minor Is One Who

question 18

Multiple Choice

A minor is one who

• A)is less than 18 years of age (in most states).
• B)is not considered competent to give consent for most treatments.
• C)may have a child.
• D)A and B.

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Definitions:

Fibrin

A fibrous, non-globular protein produced in the blood clotting process, essential for wound healing.

Factor XII

A clotting factor also known as Hageman factor, involved in the initiation of the coagulation cascade in blood clotting.

Osmotic Pressure

The pressure required to prevent the flow of a solvent into a solution through a semipermeable membrane, reflecting the concentration of solutes.

Erythrocytes

Red blood cells that carry oxygen from the lungs to the body tissues and carbon dioxide as a waste product, back to the lungs.