Anatomy chapter 9 sec 2-3 quiz

Interleukins are associated primarily with which of the following?

All of the above (production of various lymphocytes, immune responses, and inflammation)

A young woman has been experiencing unusually heavy menstrual bleeding for several years. She follows a strict vegan diet. Which of the disorders below is she most likely at risk for?

Anemia

The production of healthy erythrocytes depends on the availability of

Copper, zinc, and vitamin B12

Which about erythropoietin is true?

It facilitates the proliferation and differentiation of the erythrocyte lineage.

Which of the formed elements arise from myeloid stem cells?

Platelets

Which statement about mature, circulating erythrocytes is true?

They have no nucleus

A patient with a form of cancer called acute myelogenous leukemia would be expected to experience impaired production of erythrocytes.

True

A molecule of hemoglobin ________.

consists of four globin proteins, each bound to a molecule of heme

Aging and damaged erythrocytes are removed from the circulation by ________.

macrophages

A patient has been suffering for 2 months with a chronic, watery diarrhea. A blood test is likely to reveal?

polycythemia