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3) Blood volume represents about ________ percent of a person's body weight. A) 7 B) 15 C) 2 D) 25 E) 42

A) 7

10) ________ is responsible for the RBC's ability to transport oxygen and CO2. A) Hemoglobin B) Fibrinogen C) Albumin D) Transferrin E) Ferritin

A) Hemoglobin

20) The ________ is a procedure that is used to determine the number of each of the various types of white blood cells. A) differential count B) hematocrit C) sedimentation rate D) WBC count E) complete cell count (CBC)

A) differential count

12) Erythropoiesis is stimulated by a kidney-derived hormone called A) erythropoietin. B) bilirubin. C) thrombopoietin. D) colony-stimulating factors. E) plasmin.

A) erythropoietin.

18) Jane has Type A blood; therefore, she A) has antibodies to B agglutinogens. B) can give blood to other people with Type A blood only. C) can receive blood from other people with Type A blood only. D) makes anti-A without ever having been exposed to Type A blood. E) has B antigen on her RBCs.

A) has antibodies to B agglutinogens.

15) A cross-match test is performed between donor blood and recipient blood, even though the ABO and Rh blood types match between the two because A) there are many more surface antigens on red blood cells other than A, B and Rh. B) all antibodies of the donor blood and the recipient blood must be identified. C) coagulation can occur even in a small percentage of cases. D) one has to make sure that the same agglutinogens have to be on both donor and recipients red blood cells. E) errors are commonly made by the clinical staff regarding donor-recipient matches.

A) there are many more surface antigens on red blood cells other than A, B and Rh.

17) The clumping of red blood cells, when the specific antibody against the antigen on the cells is added, is called A) coagulation. B) agglutination. C) hemostasis. D) vascularization. E) areolation.

B) agglutination.

5) The most abundant plasma protein is A) hemoglobin. B) fibrinogen. C) albumin. D) transferrin. E) antibodies.

C) albumin.

16) Type A blood has ________ antibodies in the blood plasma. A) anti-A B) anti-D C) anti-B D) anti-Rh E) anti-O

C) anti-B

2) After blood is fractionated, A) antibody and antigen can be added together to look for a reaction. B) it can be transfused immediately into the recipient. C) its components are separated for the purpose of analysis. D) the percentage of each type of white blood cell can be determined. E) specimens can be sent to the labs for identification of bacteria, viruses, etc.

C) its components are separated for the purpose of analysis.

23) Which feature of WBCs makes them particularly important in tissue injury? A) They undergo aerobic respiration. B) They stick to injured blood vessels. C) They undergo a fast rate of mitosis. D) They can squeeze out through blood vessel walls into tissues. E) They carry loads of oxygen.

D) They can squeeze out through blood vessel walls into tissues.

11) The condition in which the oxygen-carrying capacity of blood is reduced, owing to a low blood hemoglobin concentration, is called A) thrombocytopenia. B) leukopenia. C) polycythemia. D) anemia. E) leukocytosis.

D) anemia.

27) A fibrin network that contains trapped blood cells and platelets is called a(n) A) platelet plug. B) rouleaux. C) agglutinin. D) blood clot. E) lysin.

D) blood clot.

19) Hormones called ________ are involved in regulation of white blood cell populations. A) erythropoietin B) bilirubin C) thrombopoietin D) colony-stimulating factors E) plasmin

D) colony-stimulating factors

24) Which of the following statements is true about platelets? A) Platelets live for less than two weeks. B) The spleen is a storage organ for a large platelet population. C) Platelets are not cells. D) Platelets clump together at a site of injury. E) All of the answers are correct.

E) All of the answers are correct.

14) Which of the following statements is true regarding the ABO blood types and the Rh blood types? A) Rh disease in the newborn occurs when the mother is Rh+ and the baby is Rh-. B) Rh disease is worse in male offspring because it is a hereditary disease. C) A person with O- blood type has blood cells with O antigens, but no Rh antigens. D) Those with AB blood type can receive blood from other AB people only, no other blood type can be given. E) An Rh- person has to be exposed to Rh+ blood in order to produce anti-Rh.

E) An Rh- person has to be exposed to Rh+ blood in order to produce anti-Rh.

25) A sign of thrombocytopenia would be A) a drop in oxygen-carrying capacity. B) allergic reactions. C) bacterial infections. D) excessive clotting. E) bleeding.

E) bleeding.

9) Reticulocytes complete their development into ________ in the circulation. A) neutrophils B) megakaryotes C) thrombocytes D) macrophages E) erythrocytes

E) erythrocytes

6) Proteins in the blood for defense are called A) hemosiderins. B) fibrinogens. C) albumin. D) ferritins. E) immunoglobulins.

E) immunoglobulins

13) Plasma extenders are used to A) maintain the normal osmotic pressure of blood. B) carry oxygen to the tissues. C) maintain the normal blood pH. D) keep blood volume normal. E) keep blood volume normal and maintain osmotic pressure.

E) keep blood volume normal and maintain osmotic pressure

21) Fifty to seventy percent of circulating white blood cells are A) monocytes. B) lymphocytes. C) eosinophils. D) basophils. E) neutrophils.

E) neutrophils.

4) Jane has been taking the antibiotic chloramphenicol for a few weeks as treatment for a serious bacterial infection. There is a possibility that a future side effect of long-term antibiotic therapy could cause her to develop problems in blood cell counts. The result is A) autoimmune disease. B) aplastic anemia. C) drug resistance. D) thrombocytopenia. E) erythroblastosis.

B) aplastic anemia.

7) The plasma protein involved in blood clotting is A) hemoglobin. B) fibrinogen. C) albumin. D) transferrin. E) antibodies.

B) fibrinogen.

1) Approximately 45 percent of blood volume is composed of the A) clotting factors. B) formed elements. C) leukocytes. D) plasma. E) antibodies.

B) formed elements.

8) You have spent 24 hours traveling from the U.S to New Zealand, on quite a few airplanes with many stops. Because of the stress, changes in time zones, and short blocks of time between planes, you find yourself tired with a headache when you arrive. You are severely dehydrated. A hematocrit value on your blood would be ________ than normal because ________. A) lower; more red blood are being made by the bone marrow B) higher; you have less blood plasma volume C) lower; the bone marrow is making fewer red blood cells due to the latitude of the airplanes D) higher; more plasma proteins are made by the liver

B) higher; you have less blood plasma volume

22) A small white blood cell with a large round nucleus would be a A) neutrophil. B) lymphocyte. C) monocyte. D) basophil. E) eosinophil.

B) lymphocyte.