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The carbon dioxide molecules that bind to the hemoglobin molecule are attached to the __________ units.

Consider a branch target buffer implemented as a fully associative cache. It stores a valid bit, the tag of every taken branch, and the destination PC for that branch.  (2 points) Why might this design be slow? (2 points) How might we change the design to alleviate this? 

Blood plasma is slightly _______; if pH drifts out of the normal range, dire consequences can result from alterations in the structure of _______ .

The pulmonary trunk receives blood from the right ventricle and conducts it toward the lung.  The pulmonary trunk is a(n)

The term “epicardium” is another name for the

The compiler can remove anti and output dependencies by using different registers. 

Blood moves into and then out of a heart chamber because

Platelets are formed elements.

Immediately prior to atrial contraction, blood continues to enter the atria from the venae cavae and pulmonary veins.

Typically, an adult’s body contains _______ of blood.