Chapter 19 - The Blood

Which of the following blood types is a person whose blood cells were agglutinated by both anti-A serum and anti-B serum, but not by anti-Rh serum? A) AB Negative B) AB Positive C) O Negative D) O Positive E) None of the selections are correct

A) AB Negative

The process of a white blood cell squeezing between endothelial cells to exit a blood vessel is called A) Emigration B) Diaphysis C) Adhesion D) Opsonization E) Phagocytosis

A) Emigration

Which of the following blood cells phagocytizes antigen-antibody complexes and are effective against parasitic worms? A) Eosinophil B) Monocyte C) Lymphocyte D) Basophil E) Neutrophil

A) Eosinophil

Which of the following hormones stimulates proliferation of red blood cells in red bone marrow? A) Erythropoietin (EPO) B) Thrombopoietin (TPO) C) Human Growth Hormone (hGH) D) Calcitonin (CT) E) Follicle-Stimulating Hormone (FSH)

A) Erythropoietin (EPO)

Stercobilin, a brown pigment that gives feces its characteristic color, and urobilin, a yellow pigment that gives urine its color, are both breakdown products of which of the following components of blood? A) Heme B) Globin C) Iron D) Ferritin E) Erythropoietin

A) Heme

Which of the following substances is an anticoagulant produced by mast cells and basophils? A) Heparin B) Fibrinogen C) Thromboxane A2 D) Prostacyclin E) Plasmin

A) Heparin

Which of the following precursor cells eventually give rise to the platelets? A) Megakaryoblast B) Proerythroblast C) T Lymphoblast D) Monoblast E) Myeloblast

A) Megakaryoblast

Which of the following blood cells is a phagocyte? A) Neutrophil B) Platelet C) Lymphocyte D) Basophil E) Erythrocyte

A) Neutrophil

Which of the following are characteristics of BOTH erythrocytes and thromobocytes? A) No Nucleus B) Large Segmented Nucleus C) Cytoplasmic Granules D) Lifespan of 5 to 9 Days E) Develop from Myeloblasts F) More than one answer selection is correct

A) No Nucleus

During hemopoiesis, some of the myeloid stem cells will eventually develop into A) Proerythroblasts B) T Lymphoblasts C) B Lymphoblasts D) NK Lymphoblasts E) All of these choices

A) Proerythroblasts

What blood type is a person if their plasma contains only anti-A agglutinin? A) A B) B C) O D) AB E) Not enough information is provided to answer question.

B) B

Which of the following formed elements found in the blood are derived from reticulocytes? A) Platelets B) Erythrocytes C) T Lymphocytes D) Monocytes E) Basophils

B) Erythrocytes

Which of the following plasma proteins plays a role in disease resistance? A) Albumin B) Globulins C) Fibrinogen D) Myoglobin E) Hemoglobin

B) Globulins

The process by which the formed elements of the blood develop is called A) Hematospermia B) Hemopoiesis C) Thrombocytosis D) Hemostasis E) Polycythemia

B) Hemopoiesis

Which of the following situations could result in maternal antibodies attacking fetal blood cells during a second pregnancy? A) Mom is Rh negative and fetus is Rh negative B) Mom is Rh negative and fetus is Rh positive C) Mom is Rh positive and fetus is Rh negative D) Mom is Rh positive and fetus is Rh positive.

B) Mom is Rh negative and fetus is Rh positive

Serum is A) The same as plasma B) Plasma without the clotting factors C) The same as lymph D) Formed during the first step in blood clotting E) Pulmonary interstitial fluid

B) Plasma without the clotting factors

Which of the following blood cells is involved in reducing blood loss from a damaged blood vessel? A) Erythrocyte B) Platelet C) Lymphocyte D) Basophil E) Neutrophil

B) Platelet

The intrinsic and extrinsic pathways of blood clotting are identical after formation of A) Thromboplastin B) Prothrombinase C) Clotting Factor XII D) Fibrin E) Tissue Factor

B) Prothrombinase

Ferritin is a protein used to A) Transport iron in the blood B) Store iron in the liver C) Oxidize iron in the peroxisomes D) Synthesize iron E) Absorb iron across intestinal cells

B) Store iron in the liver

Which of the following formed elements in blood are removed by fixed macrophages in the spleen and liver after only 5 to 9 days in the circulation? A) Erythrocytes B) Thrombocytes C) Monocytes D) Basophils E) Eosinophils

B) Thrombocytes

Which of the following hormones stimulates the development of megakaryoblasts? A) Erythropoietin B) Thrombopoietin C) Nitric oxide D) Human growth hormone E) Heparin

B) Thrombopoietin

Which of the following clotting factors is involved in strengthening and stabilizing a blood clot? A) Factor V B) Factor VII C) Factor XI D) Factor XIII E) Factor XIV

D) Factor XIII

The major function of red blood cells is A) Nutrient Transport B) Cytokine Stimulation C) Blood Cell Proliferation D) Gas Transport E) Disease Resistance

D) Gas Transport

If type A blood is infused into a patient with type O blood, which of the following adverse reactions would you expect to observe in the patient? A) Agglutination (clumping) of the transfused blood cells B) Complement-induced hemolysis of the transfused blood cells C) Released hemoglobin clogging the filtration membrane of the kidneys D) More than one of the answer selection is correct E) No adverse reactions would occur

D) More than one of the answer selection is correct

Which of the following precursor cells give rise to granular leukocytes? A) Proerythroblast B) Megakaryoblast C) Lymphoblast D) Myeloblast E) None of the selections are correct.

D) Myeloblast

Which of the following blood cell types normally comprises the highest percentage of the blood component labeled II in the figure? A) Eosinophils B) Monocytes C) Lymphocytes D) Neutrophils E) Basophils

D) Neutrophils

Reduced vitamin B12 absorption from the small intestine due to reduced intrinsic factor production in the stomach results in condition called A) Hemorrhagic Anemia B) Aplastic Anemia C) Megaloblastic Anemia D) Pernicious Anemia E) Iron Deficiency Anemia

D) Pernicious Anemia

Which of following correctly lists the sequence of steps that occur during hemostasis in response to a damaged blood vessel? A) Vascular Spasm, Clotting, Polycythemia B) Hemolysis, Vascular Spasm, Platelet Plug Formation C) Emigration, Clotting, Hemolysis D) Vascular Spasm, Platelet Plug Formation, Clotting E) Anemia, Hemogenesis, Platelet Plug Formation

D) Vascular Spasm, Platelet Plug Formation, Clotting

Which of the following types of proteins is present at the highest percentage in the blood component labeled I in the figure? A) Globulin B) Albumin C) Fibrinogen D) Thrombin E) Keratin

B) Albumin

Destruction of red bone marrow due to radiation results in A) Hemorrhagic Anemia B) Aplastic Anemia C) Megaloblastic Anemia D) Pernicious Anemia E) Iron Deficiency Anemia

B) Aplastic Anemia

What percentage of blood plasma is water? A) 95.1% B) 91.5% C) 88.5% D) 4.9% E) 8.5%

B) 91.5%

The normal average temperature of blood is around A) 98.6∞F B) 100.4∞F C) 90.8∞F D) 89.6∞F E) 101.6∞F

B) 100.4∞F

Approximately, how many hemoglobin molecules are found in each RBC? A) 50 Million B) 100 Million C) 280 Million D) 320 Million E) 430 Million

C) 280 Million

A megakaryoblast will develop into A) A Red Blood Cell B) A White Blood Cell C) A Platelet D) Either a White Blood Cell or a Platelet E) None of these choices

C) A Platelet

Which of the following antibodies would you find in the plasma of a person with type O blood? A) Anti-A B) Anti-B C) Anti-A and Anti-B D) No antibodies to ABO blood group antigens E) Not enough information to answer

C) Anti-A and Anti-B

Which of the following plasma proteins plays a role in blood clotting? A) Albumin B) Globulins C) Fibrinogen D) Prostaglandins E) None of these choices

C) Fibrinogen

Which of the following types of proteins is present at the lowest percentage of the blood component labeled I in the figure? A) Globulin B) Albumin C) Fibrinogen D) All of the protein listed are found in equal percentages E) None of proteins listed are found in component I

C) Fibrinogen

Which of the following is NOT a common component of circulating blood? A) Blood Plasma B) Formed Elements C) Hemocytoblasts D) Platelets E) White Blood Cells

C) Hemocytoblasts

Which of the following precursor cells give rise to agranular leukocytes? A) Proerythroblast B) Megakaryoblast C) Lymphoblast D) Myeloblast E) None of the selections are correct.

C) Lymphoblast

Which of the following blood cells are the main soldiers in the immune system defense of the body against microbial invaders? A) Eosinophil B) Macrophage C) Lymphocyte D) Basophil E) Platelet

C) Lymphocyte

A condition in which inadequate intake of vitamin B12 or folic acid causes production of large abnormal red blood cells is called A) Hemorrhagic Anemia B) Aplastic Anemia C) Megaloblastic Anemia D) Pernicious Anemia E) Iron Deficiency Anemia

C) Megaloblastic Anemia

Which of the following chemical substances are NOT commonly released by mast cells? A) Heparin B) Histamine C) Nitric oxide D) Proteases E) All of these choices

C) Nitric oxide

The hematocrit is a measure of the percentage of whole blood occupied by A) WBCs B) Platelets C) RBCs D) Plasma E) Plasma Proteins

C) RBCs

A cord-blood transplant involves obtaining the stem cells to transplant into the diseased patient from A) The spermatic cord of a donor's testes B) The spinal cord of the patient C) The umbilical cord of a donor shortly after birth D) The irradiated bone marrow of the patient E) The spinal cord of an aborted fetus

C) The umbilical cord of a donor shortly after birth

The average life span of an erythrocyte in the circulation is A) 4 to 5 years B) 4 to 5 hours C) 5 to 9 days D) 120 days E) 120 weeks

D) 120 days

Anemia is defined as A) A condition where blood does not clot properly B) A condition where blood cells are lysed by the immune response C) A condition where there is excessive bleeding D) A condition in which the oxygen-carrying capacity of blood is reduced E) None of these choices

D) A condition in which the oxygen-carrying capacity of blood is reduced

Which of the following blood cells release granules that intensify the inflammatory response and promote hypersensitivity (allergic) reactions? A) Eosinophil B) Monocyte C) Lymphocyte D) Basophil E) Neutrophil

D) Basophil

Which of the following cells is not an agranular leukocyte? A) Monocytes B) Macrophage C) Lymphocyte D) Basophil E) All of these choices

D) Basophil

The normal pH range for blood is A) 7.35ñ8.50 B) 7.35ñ9.45 C) 6.35ñ7.35 D) 6.35ñ9.35 E) 7.35ñ7.45

E) 7.35ñ7.45

Which of the following blood cell types normally comprises the smallest percentage of the blood component labeled II in the figure? A) Eosinophils B) Monocytes C) Lymphocytes D) Neutrophils E) Basophils

E) Basophils

Which of the following precursor cells eventually give rise to neutrophils? A) Megakaryoblast B) Proerythroblast C) T Lymphoblast D) Monoblast E) Myeloblast

E) Myeloblast

Which of the following is NOT a major function of the blood? A) Transportation of Nutrients B) Regulation of Blood pH C) Protection Against Infectious Disease D) Transportation of Heat E) Production of Oxygen

E) Production of Oxygen

Which of the following opposes the action of thromboxane A2 by inhibiting platelet adhesion and release? A) Heparin B) Fibrinogen C) Plasmin D) Antithrombin E) Prostacyclin

E) Prostacyclin

Towards the end of erythropoiesis in the bone marrow, a red blood cell loses its nucleus and becomes a A) Proerythroblast B) Megakaryocyte C) Progenitor Cell D) Mature Erythrocyte E) Reticulocyte

E) Reticulocyte