Anatomy Chapter 19

What are common sources of vitamin K?

- organ meats - whole grains - green vegetables - intestinal bacteria

People with type AB blood are considered the "universal recipient" for transfusions because

their blood lacks A or B agglutinins.

When a person who lives at sea level vacations in the Rocky Mountains, you would expect

- a rise in hematocrit - a drop in oxygen levels - the release of erythropoietin

The function of red blood cells is to

- carry carbon dioxide from the cells to the lungs - carry oxygen from the lungs to the body's cells

A digestive disorder that impairs a person's ability to absorb vitamin K will result in

- low levels of thromboplastin - low levels of prothrombin - low levels of Factor - prolonged bleeding

A person with Type A blood has

-Antigen A on the RBCs -anti-B agglutinins in the plasma

The yellow color that is visible in the eyes and skin in jaundice results from

-extensive breakdown of RBCs - destruction of hemoglobin - excessive amounts of bilirubin in the plasma - the yellow pigment, carotene

Which of the following is a function of the blood?

-transport of nutrients and wastes - transport of body heat - transport of gases - defense against toxins and pathogens

The average lifespan of a red blood cell is

4 months

Which of these is not one of the formed elements of blood?

antibodies

The process of red blood cell production is called

erythropoiesis

A hematocrit provides information on

formed elements abundance

Each hemoglobin molecule contains

four iron atoms

Plasma is closest in composition to

interstitial fluid

During a bacterial infection you would expect to see increased numbers of

neutrophils

Which of these descriptions best matches the term eosinophils?

often elevated in allergic individuals

A person's blood type is determined largely by the

presence of specific glycoproteins on the cell membrane

Which of these descriptions best matches the term T lymphocytes?

produce antibodies in response to antigen

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. This means

Bill's plasma contains B agglutinins.

The combination of plasma and formed elements is called

whole blood

Hemolytic disease of the newborn may result if

an Rh-negative mother carries an Rh-positive fetus