Loss of fibrinogen within the plasma would most likely cause which of the following?  

In clotting, prothrombin activator catalyzes prothrombin into thrombin, which in turn converts fibrinogen into fibrin. 

Flow of lymph through a lymph node is slowed due to ________. 

With a patient that is administered an injection of erythropoietin (EPO) you would expect to see ________.  

What is the average normal pH range of blood?  

Which is NOT true of leukocytes? 

Blood reticulocyte counts provide information regarding ________. 

Hemoglobin is made up of the protein heme and the red pigment globin. 

Lymph traveling from the left arm would enter the venous circulation via the _______. 

The lymphatic capillaries function to absorb the excess protein-containing interstitial fluid and return it to the bloodstream.