Blood Lecture Quiz
f your son is diagnosed with hemophilia, he would have
a disorder of the clotting process
Which of the following plasma proteins is most abundant?
albumin
The combination of hemoglobin and carbon dioxide is
carbaminohemoglobin
Blood is a type of ________ tissue.
connective
The ability of white blood cells to leave the circulation and enter tissues is called
diapedesis.
The most numerous of the formed elements are the
erythrocytes
Aspirin inhibits platelet plug formation by
interfering with the synthesis of prostaglandins.
The number of ________ typically increases in response to bacterial infections.
neutrophils
A deficiency of ________ can cause pernicious anemia.
vitamin B12
A person with an increased eosinophil count might be suffering from
a parasitic worm infection.
The clinical definition of the hematocrit refers to the percentage of
erythrocytes in the blood
The ABO blood group is determined by ________ in the plasma membrane of RBCs
glycolipids
A person with type B blood
has anti-A antibodies .
Type AB blood
has both A and B antigens on the red cells.
Old erythrocytes are phagocytized in the
liver and spleen
Macrophages are derived from
monocytes
The oxygenated form of hemoglobin is called
oxyhemoglobin
When a clot is no longer needed, fibrin is dissolved by ________.
plasmin
Prostacyclin is an eicosanoid that acts as a
platelet repellant
The "buffy coat" in a centrifuged blood sample is composed of
platelets and leukocytes.
During platelet plug formation,
platelets stick to the exposed collagen fibers of injured vessels
Typically, an adult's body contains ________ of blood.
5 liters
A woman's first pregnancy is normal but her second pregnancy results in hemolytic disease of the newborn (HDN). The second child needed a transfusion to completely replace the agglutinating blood. The mother is most likely type ________ and both children are most likely ________.
A, Rh-negative; B, Rh-positive
Which cells aid in the body's defense processes by secreting histamine and heparin?
Basophils
A malnourished person might have abnormally low levels of plasma proteins. As a result, the colloid osmotic pressure....?
Decreases, and there is fluid retention in the interstitial space
Where does myeloid hemopoiesis take place in adults?
Red bone marrow
Which are characteristics of type O blood? a: Has anti-A antibodies b: Has anti-B antibodies c: Has surface antigen O on its erythrocytes d: Has surface antigen A on its erythrocytes e: Has neither surface antigen A nor B on its erythrocyt
a, b, e
Which are characteristic of type A blood? a: Has anti-A antibodies b: Has anti-B antibodies c: Has surface antigen A on its erythrocytes d: Has surface antigen B on its erythrocytes e: Has neither surface antigen A nor B on its erythrocytes f: Will agglutinate with blood type B
b, c, f
Fibrinolysis is responsible for
clot dissolution
The cessation of bleeding is specifically called ________
hemostasis
The most numerous of the leukocytes is the
neutrophil
Which white blood cells function primarily as phagocytotic cells?
neutrophils and monocytes
Which of the following phrases is least likely to be used in describing erythrocytes?
nucleus is centrally located
Platelets release ________, a chemical vasoconstrictor that contributes to the vascular spasm.
serotonin
An increased amount of heparin in the blood might
slow down the clotting process.
When a person is transfused with the wrong blood type,
the erythrocytes agglutinate.
Agglutination of red blood cells means
they clump together
A blood clot attached to a blood vessel wall is called a(an)
thrombus.
Most strokes and heart attacks are caused by the abnormal clotting of blood in an unbroken vessel. Moreover, a piece of the ________ (clot) may break loose and begin to travel in the bloodstream as a(n) ________.
thrombus; embolus
Hemoglobin
transports oxygen in the blood
A person with type O blood should receive a blood transfusion from a donor with
type O blood
