Define hemostasis

question 10

Multiple Choice

Define hemostasis.

• A)Hemostasis is an antigen-antibody binding response that alerts the immune system to a non-self antigen.
• B)Hemostasis is the maintenance of relatively normal internal conditions in the face of a changing external environment.
• C)Hemostasis is the process of stopping bleeding.
• D)Hemostasis is the production of new blood components in the red bone marrow.
• E)Hemostasis is the regulation of the hormones that control blood composition.

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