blood quiz
the Rh blood group was named after the
Rhesus monkey
the process in which antibodies attach to antigens, causing the formation of masses of linked cells, is called
agglutination
white blood cells lacking granular cytoplasm are called
agranulocytes
Interleukins are associated primarily with which of the following?
all of the above
if an Rh-negative person sensitive to Rh+ blood receives a transfusion of Rh+ blood, the donor's cells are likely to
clump together
Prothrombin is converted to thrombin during the
common pathway
the production of healthy erythrocytes depends upon the availability of ______
copper, zinc, and vitamin b12
White blood cells with granular cytoplasm are called
granulocytes
normally, the most numerous white blood cells are
neutrophils
red blood cells cannot reproduce because they lack ____ when they mature.
nuclei
a platelet, a fragment of a cell, lacks a
nucleus
red blood cells with high oxygen concentrations are bright red because of the presence of ___
oxygen
Thrombocytes are more accurately called ____
platelets
Which of the formed elements arise from myeloid stem cells?
platelets
a patient has been suffering for 2 months with a chronic watery diarrhea. A blood test is likely to reveal _____
polycythemia
the antigens of the ABO blood group are located in the
red blood cell membrane
in the presence of damaged blood vessels, platelets release a substance called ________ which causes smooth muscle contraction
serotonin
Which of the following statements about mature, circulating erythrocytes is true?
they have no nucleaus
the function of red blood cells are
transporting and exchanging gases
What are the two cellular components
- buffy coat - red blood cells
What is your buffy coat made up off
- white blood cells - platelets
What is your plasma made up of
-water -blood proteins -nutrients
percentage of eosinophil
1-3%
What percent of plasma is nutrients
2%
percentage of lymphocyte
25-33%
Percentage of monocytes
3-9%
the blood of every person contains one of (how many possible?) combinations of antigens?
4
What percent of cellular components is in your total blood volume
45%
percentage of neutrophil
54-62%
What percent of plasma is in your total blood volume
55%
What percent of plasma is blood proteins?
7%
What percent of plasma is water?
91%
type A blood contains antigen
A
person with ABO blood type _ are often called universal recipients
AB
type B blood contains antigen
B
which of the following describes a neutrophil?
abundant, granular, especially effective against bacteria
type B blood contains _ antibody in the plasma
anti-A
a molecule of hemoglobin ________
consists of four globin proteins, each bound to a molecule of heme
which of the following plasma proteins is not produced by the liver?
immunoglobulin
persons with ABO blood type _ are often called universal donors
O-
an Rh- woman, who might be carrying an _ fetus is given an injection of RhoGAM to prevent hemolytic disease of the fetus and newborn
Rh+
if red blood cells lack Rh antigens, the blood is called
Rh-
Hemolytic disease of the newborn is a risk during a subsequent pregnancy in which
an Rh- mother is carrying a second Rh+ fetus
type A blood contains _ antibody in the plasma
anti-B
of the antigens in the Rh group, the most important is
antigen D
T and B lymphocytes _____
are involved with specific immune function
A patient has been experiencing severe, persistent allergy symptoms that are reduced when she takes an antihistamine. Before the treatment, this patient was likely to have had increased activity of which leukocytes?
basophils
Which of the following statements about blood is true?
blood plasma is 95%
upon an injury, platelets adhere to _______ ______ found in connective tissue
broken surfaces
the first step in hemostasis is ___
clotting factors
the process by which leukocytes squeeze through adjacent cells in a blood vessel wall is called
emigration
white blood cells whose cytoplasmic granules stain red in acid stain are called
eosinophils
Mature red blood cells are also called _
erythrocytes
_____is the oxygen-carrying substance in the red blood cell
hemoglobin
hemophilia is characterized by _____
inadequate production of clotting factors
Which of the following statements about erythropoietin is true?
it facilitates the proliferation and differentiation of the erythrocyte lineage
Which of the following statements about albumin is true?
it is the most abundant plasma protein
People with ABO blood type O ____
lack both antigens A and B on their erythrocytes
percentage of basophil
less than 1%
white blood cells are also called
leukocytes
___ are small agranulocytes that have relatively large, round nuclei with thin rims of cytoplasm
lymphocytes
aging and damaged erythrocytes are removed from the circulation by ________
macrophages
in red blood marrow, platelets develop from stem cells called
megakaryocytes
_____ are the largests of the white blood cells
monocytes
