A nursing instructor is conducting a class on the different types of blood cells. Which of the following would the instructor include as the correct function? Select all that apply
A) Erythrocytes supply our cells with oxygen from the lungs to the tissues.
B) Erythrocytes control bleeding from microscopic to major tears in our tissues.
C) Leukocytes supply our cells with oxygen from the lungs to the tissues.
D) Leukocytes protect the body from dangerous organisms.
E) Megakaryocytes control bleeding from microscopic to major tears in our tissues.
Ans: A, D, E
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Erythrocytes supply our cells with oxygen from the lungs to the tissues; leukocytes protect the body from dangerous organisms; and megakaryocytes control bleeding from microscopic to major tears in our tissues.
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