anatomy

In case of hemorrhage, platelets are stored as a reserve in

the spleen

A person whose platelet count is 40,000/µl is suffering from

thrombocytopenia

The most abundant component of plasma is

water

The total volume of blood in the body of a 76-kg man is approximately ________ liters.

5.3

Blood volume represents about ________ percent of a person's body weight.

7

The combination of plasma and formed elements is called

whole blood

Which of the following is a function of the blood?

All of the answers are correct.

Type A blood has ________ antibodies in the blood plasma.

B

A person's blood type is determined by the

Presence of specific glycoproteins on the cell membrane

White blood cells that release histamine at the site of an injury are

basophils

A sign of thrombocytopenia would be

bleeding

All the circulating red blood cells in an adult originate in the

bone marrow

The phase of hemostasis that involved clotting of blood is called

coagulation

________ 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

White blood cells that are increased in allergic individuals are the

eosinophilia

The process of red blood cell production is called

erythropoiesis

A plasma protein essential for blood coagulation is

fibrinogen

A hematocrit provides information on

formed elements abundance

________ is responsible for the RBC's ability to transport oxygen and CO2.

hemoglobin

Mary is tested for the amount of hemoglobin in her blood. The test results indicate that her hemoglobin level is 16 g/dL of blood. This value indicates that

her hemoglobin level is normal

The blood cells involved in specific immunity are the

lymphocyte

A patient has an infected puncture wound to her foot. Which type of white blood cell would you expect to be elevated in a differential white cell count?

neutrophils

The most numerous white blood cells in peripheral circulation are the

neutrophils

The function of platelets is to assist in the

process called hemostasis.

Bill wants to determine his blood type, so he takes a few drops of blood from a puncture wound in his finger and mixes it with various antisera. His blood cells agglutinate when mixed with the anti-A sera but not with the anti-B or anti-D sera. What does this mean?

Bill's plasma contains B antibodies

A hormone that stimulates production of granulocytes and monocytes is

GM-CSF

Consider the following results from a blood lab test. Which value is most likely abnormal?

Hemoglobin-10.7

Which of the following descriptions best matches the term colony stimulating factor?

Hormone that regulates white blood cell formation

Which of the following combinations may result in the hemolytic disease of the newborn?

Mother Rh negative, baby Rh positive

The extrinsic pathway of coagulation is initiated by the

Release of tissue factor (Factor III) by damaged epithelium

Antigens of the surface of red blood cells are also called ________ and antibodies in the blood plasma are also called ________.

agglutinogens, agglutins

The most abundant proteins in blood plasma are

albumins

Plasma proteins essential in body defense are the

immunoglobulins

Plasma is closest in composition to

interstitial fluid