A & P Chapter 19
The average life span of a red blood cell is
4 months
Formed elements make up about what percentage of blood?
45 percent
________ is a condition in which the oxygen-carrying capacity of the blood is reduced.
Anemia
A person with a type A positive blood can safely receive blood from all of these donors EXCEPT __________.
B positive
________ involves a cascade of reactions leading to the conversion of fibrinogen to fibrin.
Coagulation
How would removal of calcium ions from a blood sample affect coagulation?
Coagulation would be prevented.
The disease sickle cell anemia is an example of what can happen if
a gene for adult hemoglobin is abnormal.
Whole blood for testing in a clinical laboratory is usually collected from
a superficial vein
The common pathway of coagulation begins with the
activation of Factor X, production of prothrombin activator
The intrinsic pathway of coagulation is activated by the
activation of Factor XII by platelet factors
The clumping of red blood cells, when the specific antibody against the antigen on the cells is added, is called
agglutination
Antigens of the surface of red blood cells are also called ________ and antibodies in the blood plasma are also called ________.
agglutinogens; agglutinins
The most abundant plasma protein is
albumin
Which plasma protein transports fatty acids and some hormones?
albumin
The most abundant proteins in blood plasma are
albumins
A digestive disorder that impairs a person's ability to absorb vitamin K will result in
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An infected wound contains typically contains
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In adults, red bone marrow is located in the
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When a person who lives at sea level vacations in the Rocky Mountains, you would expect
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Which of the following is a function of the blood?
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Which of the following is true of basophils?
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Which of the following statements is true about platelets?
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The formed elements of blood consist of __________.
all of the listed responses
When checking the efficiency of gas exchange, it may be necessary to draw a blood sample from
an artery
Soon after donating 0.5 liters of blood, one would expect
an increased reticulocyte count.
Type A blood has ________ antibodies in the blood plasma.
anti-B
Which of the following is not one of the formed elements of blood?
antibodies
Jane has been taking the antibiotic chloramphenicol for a few weeks as treatment for a serious bacterial infection. There is a possibility that a future side effect of long-term antibiotic therapy could cause her to develop problems in blood cell counts. The result is
aplastic anemia
Antihistamines would work best against which type of WBC?
basophil
White blood cells that release histamine at the site of an injury are
basophils
Blood type is identified primarily by
both the ABO and Rh blood groups.
The function of red blood cells is to
carry oxygen to the cells and then carry away carbon dioxide.
A substance that activates plasminogen might be useful to
cause clot dissolution to proceed faster
The phase of hemostasis that involved clotting of blood is called
coagulation
Platelets are
cytoplasmic fragments of large cells.
Eosinophils function in
destroying antibody-labeled antigens.
Which of these descriptions best matches the term B lymphocytes?
develop into plasma cells
A moving blood clot is called a(n)
embolus
White blood cells that are increased in allergic individuals are the
eosinophils
The process of red blood cell production is called
erythropoiesis
Red blood cell production is regulated by the hormone
erythropoietin
A plasma protein essential for blood coagulation is
fibrinogen
The plasma protein involved in blood clotting is
fibrinogen
Approximately 45 percent of blood volume is composed of the
formed elements
A hematocrit provides information on
formed elements abundance
Jane has Type A blood; therefore, she
has antibodies to B agglutinogens.
The percent fraction of formed elements relative to whole blood is the
hematocrit
Consider the following results from a blood lab test. Which value is most likely abnormal?
hemoglobin — 10.7 g/100 ml
Some rat poisons contain a toxin that blocks the liver's ability to utilize vitamin K. Animals that consume this poison would die of
hemorrhage
Excess iron is stored in the liver and spleen as
hemosiderin and ferritin.
Which of the following descriptions best matches the term colony stimulating factor?
hormone that regulates white blood cell formation
Thyroid-binding globulin is an example of which kind of plasma protein?
hormone-binding
A person who has a low blood volume is said to be
hypovolemic
Plasma proteins essential in body defense are the
immunoglobulins
Proteins in the blood for defense are called
immunoglobulins
All of the following are true of neutrophils except that they are
important in coagulation
Pernicious anemia caused by a lack of intrinsic factor is specifically treated by
injections of vitamin B12.
Plasma is closest in composition to
interstitial fluid
Each heme ring in hemoglobin encloses an atom of
iron
Which organ secretes most of the plasma proteins?
liver
Platelets are pinched off from giant multinucleated cells in the bone marrow called
megakaryocytes
Transferrin is an example of which kind of plasma protein?
metalloprotein
Which of the following combinations may result in the hemolytic disease of the newborn?
mother Rh negative, baby Rh positive
During a bacterial infection you would expect to see increased numbers of
neutrophils
The most numerous white blood cells in peripheral circulation are the
neutrophils
The white blood cell type that most rapidly increases in number after a bacterial infection is the __________.
neutrophils
Surgical removal of the stomach could cause
pernicious anemia
The enzyme that can digest fibrin and dissolve a clot is
plasmin
The function of platelets is to assist in the
process called hemostasis
The chief difference between plasma and interstitial fluid involves the concentration of
proteins
Granulocytes form in
red bone marrow
In adults, the only site of red blood cell production, and the primary site of white blood cell formation, is the
red bone marrow
The most abundant component of plasma is (are)
water
The combination of plasma and formed elements is called
whole blood
________ are large phagocytic white cells that spend most of their time outside the blood as fixed and free phagocytic cells
Monocytes
The extrinsic pathway of coagulation is initiated by the
release of tissue factor (Factor III) by damaged endothelium.
Aged and damaged erythrocytes are broken down by macrophages in the
spleen, liver, and bone marrow
A bruise appears as a greenish spot in the skin because
the heme group in the hemoglobin has broken down into biliverdin.
People with type O blood are considered "universal donors" for transfusions because __________.
their red blood cells lack A and B surface antigens
The conversion of fibrinogen to fibrin is catalyzed by the enzyme
thrombin