Blood, Electrolytes, and Intravenous Infusions

1. Waste products are picked up by the capillaries and transported by the blood to

the excretory organs that then eliminate them from the body.

(para 1-2b and glossary)

2. b (para 1-2c)

3. c (para 1-3)

4. a (para 1-3a)

5. d (para 1-3b(2))

6. b (para 1-3b(1))

7. d (para 1-6)

8. c (para 1-7a)

9. d (para 1-7c)

10. c (para 1-9) Note: This conclusion can be drawn from the fact than no other

blood group mismatch will cause the blood to agglutinize.

11. A universal donor's blood can be generally accepted, without adverse effect, by a

person with any A-B-O blood type. If the blood transfused is type O Rh-positive

and the recipient is an Rh-negative female, it can cause her blood to develop

antibodies. These antibodies will fight the blood of an Rh-positive fetus she may

carry during pregnancy. (para 1-10)