A&P: Blood review

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The average functional lifespan of an RBC is ________.

100-120 days

Blood normally clots in approximately ________.

3-6 minutes

Severe shock that can be fatal occurs with blood loss exceeding ________.

30 percent

Place these leukocytes in order from the most common to the least common: 1) basophil 2) eosinophil 3) lymphocyte 4) monocyte 5) neutrophil

5,3,4,2,1

Normal blood pH falls in a range between ________ to ________.

7.35; 7.45

When typing a patient's blood, agglutination occurred with anti-A and anti-Rh antibodies. What is this patient's blood type?

A positive

The ABO blood groups are based on two antigens: antigen ________ and antigen ________.

A;B

The blood type that contains both antigens A and B is ________.

AB

An important plasma protein that contributes to the osmotic pressure of blood is ________.

Albumin

__________________ functions to maintain osmotic pressure and pH balance

Albumin

A decrease in the oxygen-carrying ability of the blood, for any reason, is a condition known as ________.

Anemia

A person with type B blood can receive blood from blood type(s) ________.

B,O

Which type of leukocyte contains heparin, an anticoagulant?

Basophil

name the leukocytes that releases histamine during the inflammatory response?

Basophils

Molly has blood type A and her daughter has blood type B. Why can't Molly donate blood to her daughter?

Blood type B contains anti-A antibodies, which will agglutinate with type A blood.

Which of these blood types carries no antigens?

Blood type O

Which of these indicates leukocytosis? A)WBC count lower than 4,000 cells/mm3 B)WBC count between 5-10,000 cells/mm3 C)hemoglobin value less than 12mg/100 ml blood D)WBC count higher than 11,000 cells/mm3

D

The rate of erythrocyte production is controlled by a hormone known as ________.

Erythropoietin

The percentage of erythrocytes in blood is known as the ________.

Hematocrit

Hereditary bleeding disorders that result from lack of clotting factors are referred to as ________.

Hemophilia

What disorder is associated with a deficiency of clotting factors?

Hemophilia

The process by which bleeding is stopped is called ________.

Hemostasis

The series of reactions that stop blood flow following a cut is called ________.

Hemostasis

Low levels of oxygen in the blood stimulate the release of erythropoietin by the ________.

Kidneys

____________ are responsible for fighting infections

Leukocytes

A total white blood cell count above 11,000 cells/mm3 is a condition known as ________.

Leukocytosis

Jordan works in a hematology lab and received a blood report showing 22,000 white blood cells per cubic millimeter of blood for a patient. He determines this patient has ________.

Leukocytosis

Abnormally low levels of white blood cells causes a condition known as ________.

Leukopenia

What term refers to a deficiency of white blood cells?

Leukopenia

Which type of leukocyte produces antibodies?

Lymphocytes

The most numerous of the white blood cells are the ________.

Neutrophils

Donor and recipient blood types are A positive. Mixing recipient serum with donor RBCs caused agglutination. No agglutination occurred when donor serum was mixed with recipient RBCs. Is the blood safe for transfusion?

No, antibodies in the recipient's plasma are interacting with some unidentified antigen on the donor RBCs.

The matrix of blood is called ________.

Plasma

What element is responsible for stopping bleeding?

Platelet

Life at a high altitude can lead to a red blood cell disorder known as ________

Polycytemia

Which of the following red blood cell disorders may result from life at a higher altitude?

Polycythemia

Where does hematopoiesis produce new red blood cells?

Red bone marrow

The immune serum used to prevent maternal sensitization to Rh antigens is ________.

RhoGAM

White blood cells differ from red blood cells because only they contain ________.

a nucleus and most organelles

A persistent clot in an unbroken blood vessel is known as ________.

a thrombus

When antibodies bind to antigens on foreign blood types, clumping or ________ occurs.

agglutination

Hemolysis most likely will occur when ________.

an Rh negative person receives the second transfusion of blood that is Rh positive

Substances that the body recognizes as foreign are called ________.

antigens

Which blood type(s) can a person with blood type O receive?

blood type O

the ion essential for blood clotting is________________.

calcium

The formation of an insoluble clot during hemostasis is termed ________.

coagulation

What triggers the adherence of platelets to the wall of an injured blood vessel?

collagen fibers

Romaine, a 23-year-old woman, is complaining about constant infection and heavy monthly menstruation. A blood test reveals that Romaine has accelerated leukocytosis but an abnormally high number of immature white blood cells (WBCs). What is Romaine's diagnosis?

leukemia

The application of a sterile gauze to a cut aids with ________.

platelet plug formation

If you carry the Rh antigen, you are referred to as Rh ________.

positive

sickle cell trait is associated with____________________.

resistance to the malaria-causing parasite

Why do you think Mrs. Gonzalez was prescribed heparin, an anticoagulant?

to inhibit the formation of clots

What blood type can a person with O negative blood receive in a transfusion?

type O negative

name what occurs first in hemostasis?

vascular spasm

The hematocrit is the percentage of ________.

erythrocytes in blood

During coagulation, long, hairlike molecules known as ________ form the basis for a clot.

fibrin


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