If a Small Vessel Is Torn,which Component of the Blood

question 95

Multiple Choice

If a small vessel is torn,which component of the blood will temporarily fill the breach?

• A) plasma proteins
• B) leukocytes
• C) platelets
• D) erythrocytes
• E) all of these

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Definitions:

Demography

Study of the size, composition, distribution, and changes in human population.

United States Census

A nationwide survey conducted every ten years by the federal government to account for the population and gather demographic information used for various purposes, including political representation.

Population Growth

An increase in the number of individuals in a population, often measured by the birth rate minus the death rate plus net migration.

Thomas Malthus

An 18th-century British economist and demographer renowned for his theory that population growth would eventually outstrip food supply, leading to societal distress.