BIO 109 ch 7
phagocytosis by macrophages of the spleen
A damaged red blood cell is removed from circulation by
polycythemia
A high hematocrit might indicate
type A antigens on the red blood cells
A person with type A- (A-negative) blood will have __________
lymphocytes
A researcher wants to produce antibodies by growing cells in the laboratory. What cell population would be necessary to accomplish this?
plasma
About 55% of whole blood is ________, which is/are mostly made up of water.
type A and type O
An individual who has blood type A can receive a transfusion of which of the following blood types?
a decrease in oxygen- carrying ability of the blood
Anemia is ____.
has no known cure
Anemia is ____.
four oxygen molecules bind to hemoglobin to create oxyhemoglobin
Blood displays a bright red color when
red blood cell; low oxygen availability
Erythropoietin stimulates production of __________ in response to __________.
antigens
Foreign cells that enter the human body have unique cell surface proteins, known as ________, which stimulate the body's defense to attack.
a lack of one or more plasma proteins involved in blood clotting
Hemophilia results from __________.
basophil
Histamine is released from which one of the following types of leukocyte to stimulate the inflammatory response?
Rh
If an individual is O+, which of the following antigens are on the surface of his or her red blood cells?
increased number of red blood cells
Jason has just spent four weeks in Rocky Mountain National Park, studying plants that grow above 10,000 feet elevation. Which of the following would be a likely change in his blood because of time spent at high elevation?
true
Most of the time, Rh incompatibility between mother (Rh-) and fetus (Rh+) doesn't cause fetal health problems with the woman's first pregnancy.
basophils
Name the specific type of granular leukocyte that releases histamines that are important in the inflammatory response.
small and flat
Red blood cells are accurately described as __________.
AB
Results of an ABO blood typing indicate agglutination reactions when anti-A and anti-B are added to the blood sample. The blood type of the individual would therefore be
bind oxygen
The iron atom of a heme group within hemoglobin functions to __________.
platelets are cell fragments derived from megakaryocytes
What can we say about the origin and structure of platelets?
maternal anti-Rh antibodies may be made
What could result if an Rh-negative woman gives birth to an Rh-positive baby?
vascular spasms
When a blood vessel gets damaged, contractions of smooth muscle referred to as ________ help constrict the vessel to reduce blood flow.
plasma contains albumins that help to maintain osmotic balance
When discussing blood plasma, we can correctly say that ________.
white blood cells
Which of the following blood components protects the individual from a variety of infectious agents such as bacteria and viruses?
both insufficient iron in the diet and insufficient vitamin b12 absorption from the digestive tract
Which of the following can lead to anemia?
plasma
Which of the following make(s) up the greatest volume of whole blood?
Hemoglobin is the four-stranded protein molecule found in red blood cells that carries oxygen to the individual body cells.
Which of the following statements can we accurately use to describe hemoglobin?
clotting proteins form an insoluble mesh
Which of the following steps in the formation of a blood clot occurs last?
B and O
Which one of the following blood types can a person with blood type B safely receive in a blood transfusion?
Deoxyhemoglobin is found in blood returning to the heart from the lower extremities.
Which one of the following is TRUE regarding deoxyhemoglobin?
vascular spasm
Which one of the following occurs first in the process of hemostasis?
neutrophils
Which one of the following populations of cells is most markedly increased during bacterial infections?
both lack a nucleus
Which property do red blood cells and platelets have in common?
neutrophils
Which white blood cells are present in the greatest number in the blood and are the body's first responders to infection?
T lymphocyte
an agranulocyte that targets and then destroys cancer cells and viral-infected cells
erythrocyte
erythropoietin stimulates stem cells to make this type of cel
erythrocyte
filled with hemoglobin
B Lymphocyte
gives rise to plasma cells, which produce antibodies
monocyte
large white blood cell that leaves the blood to go into body tissue and becomes a macrophage
basophil
leukocyte that releases histamine to cause an inflammatory response
eosinophil
protects the body from parasitic infections
megakarocyte
remains in the bone marrow but participates in the dotting process
neutrophil
the first white blood cell to combat an infection
neutrophil
the most abundant type of white blood cell
