A&P Exam 3 (Ch.10)

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

What is the final step of hemostasis in which the formation of a blood clot is accomplished?

Coagulation

What multinucleate cell gives rise to thousands of anucleate fragments known as platelets?

Megakaryocyte

The most common type of blood in the U.S. population is ________.

O

Where does hematopoiesis occur to produce new red blood cells?

Red bone marrow

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

To inhibit the formation of clots

The two major groups of white blood cells are ________.

granulocytes and agranulocytes

What is not contained in the plasma of blood?

hemoglobin

Which of the following does not correctly characterize blood?

Blood is cooler than body temperature.

Which blood type contains the A antigen only?

Blood type A

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

Blood type O

What component of a red blood cell binds and transports oxygen?

Hemoglobin

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

a nucleus and most organelles

Erythrocytes ________.

lack a nucleus and most organelles

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

neutrophils

While cross matching an unknown blood type, agglutination was observed with neither the anti-A nor the anti-B sera. You evaluate these results to indicate that the unknown blood contains ________.

no antigens