A&P 2 - Test 3 review

How many oxygen molecules may bind to a single molecule of hemoglobin?

4

Typically, an adult's body contains _______ of blood.

5 liters

Plasma makes up about ______ percent of a centrifuged sample of whole blood.

55%

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 erythrocytes

A, B, E

The most abundant plasma proteins are the

albumins

Sodium, Calcium, and bicarbonate are all described as plasma ______ because they are charged.

electrolytes

The most numerous of the found elements are the

erythrocytes

When blood is centrifuged and its components separate, the bottom of the tube holds the

erythrocytes

In the PNS,clusters of gray matter containing cell bodies are called

ganglia

The carbon dioxide molecules that bind to the hemoglobin molecule are attached to the ______ units

globin

The process of producing the formed elements of blood is called

hemopoiesis

If a patient becomes dehydrated, the viscocity of the blood would likely

increase

The reason is is more appropriate to call an erythrocyte a "formed element" rather than a "cell" is that erythrocytes

lack a nucleus and organelles

In the PNS, bundles of myelinated axons are called

nerves

what describes the function of blood when considering the presence of leukocytes and antibodies?

protection