Blood Review

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________ is a condition in which the oxygen-carrying capacity of RBCs is reduced

Anemia

In the process of hemoglobin recycling, each heme molecule is stripped of its iron and converted to which pigmented organic compound

Biliverdin

Platelets are

Cytoplasmic fragments

Erythropoietin is most likely released under which of the following conditions

During anemia

Playing a critical role in RBC formation, a woman's iron reserve is _____ percent of a typical man's iron reserve

60

Type AB blood contains

Agglutinogen A and B

Plasma proteins that are necessary for blood to maintain osmotic pressure are

Albumins

Bills plasma contains

Anti-B bodies

When large numbers of RBCs break down in the circulation, the urine can turn reddish or brown on a condition called

Hemoglobinuria

The inherited condition resulting from the inadequate production of clotting factors is termed

Hemophilia

The chief difference between plasma and serum involves the

Presence/absence of clotting proteins

A blood clot attached to the wall of a vessel is called

Thrombus

The term _____ refers to the combination of plasma and the formed elements together

Whole blood

The average lifespan of a red blood cell is about

4 months

Agglutinins

Are antibodies that will attack surface antigens on RBCs of a different blood type

Red blood cells production is stimulated directly by

EPO

During the formation, RBCs

Eject their nucleus and most of their organelles

________ are the most abundant cell population of the formed elements of blood

Erythrocytes

A hemoglobin molecule contains

Four protein chains, four heme groups, and four iron groups

The primary function of white blood cell is to

Help defend the body against infectious organisms

The percentage of whole blood volume occupied by cellular elements is termed (the)

Hematocrit

Which condition results from abnormally high levels of bilirubin in the plasma of blood

Jaundice

Which organ, a primary source of plasma proteins, synthesizes more than 90 percent of such proteins?

Liver

Excess transferring are removed in the _____, where the iron extracted

Liver and spleen

Which of the following represents the correct sequence of stages in RBC maturation

Myeloid stem cell, proerythroblast, erythroblast, reticulocyte, RBC

In blood smear preparations, blood is collected from which type of vessel?

Peripheral capillaries

A person's blood type is determined by the

Presence or absence of specific surface antigens on the plasma membrane.

The process of blood clotting is an example of which function of blood?

Restricting fluid losses at injury sites

Agglutinogens of the various blood types are examples of

Surface antigens

During the recycling of hemoglobin, what is the breakdown product of the globular proteins of each hemoglobin molecule

Amino acids

Drifting blood clots, air bubbles, or fat globules are called

Emboli

Plasma and interstitial fluid account for most of the volume of _____ in the body

Extracellular fluid

Fresh whole blood is usually collected through a procedure called

Venipuncture

The function of hemoglobin is to

Bind and transport oxygen and carbon dioxide

Red blood cells results from the divisions of _______, which are multi potent stem cells

Hemocytoblasts

In adults, the stem cells responsible for the production of red and white blood cells originate primarily in the

Red bone marrow

Which disease is characterized by defensive hemoglobin that results from a mutation affecting the amino acid sequence of one pair of the globular proteins of the hemoglobin molecule resulting in stiff, markedly curved red blood cells

Sickle cell anemia

Blood is approximately _____ percent plasma by volume

46-63

EPO is released when

Oxygen levels in the blood decrease


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