Chapter 10
White blood cells differ from red blood cells because only they contain ______.
A nucleus and most organelles
A persistent clot in an unbroken blood vessel is known as
A thrombus
A person with type B blood can recieve blood from blood types
B, O
Which type of granulocyte releases histamine at sites of inflammation?
Basophils
The blood type that possess the A antigen only
Blood type A
Molly has blood type A and her daughter has blood type B, Why can't molly donate blood to her daughter?
Blood type B contains anti A antibodies, which will agglutinate with Molly's type A blood.
Which blood type can a person with blood type O recieve?
Blood type O
Which of these blood types carries no antigens?
Blood type o
Which ions are essential for blood clotting to occur?
Calcium
The formation of an insoluble clot during hemostasis is termed
Coagulation
What is the final step of hemostasis in which the formation of a blood clot is accomplished?
Coagulation
Excess of these cells cause polycthemia
Erythrocyte
Which formed element is the most abundant in blood?
Erythrocyte
Type of cell produced in response to erythropoietin
Erythrocytes
Type of cell that averages 5 million cells/mm3 of blood
Erythrocytes
Type of cell that is shaped like a biconcabe disc
Erythrocytes
What hormone controls the rate of erythrocyte production?
Erythropoietin
What long, hairlike molecules form the basis of a clot during coagulation?
Fibrin
White blood cells containing granules and lobed nuclei are classified as ?
Granulocytes
The percentage of erythrocytes in blood is known as the ?
Hematocrit
What is necessary for the transport of oxygen by an erythrocyte?
Hemoglobin
What part of a red blood cell binds and transports oxygen?
Hemoglobin
The condition in which maternal antibodies cross the placenta and destroy the baby's RBCs is called?
Hemolytic disease of the newborn
Hereditary bleeding disorders that result from lack of clotting factors are referred to as ?
Hemophilia
Which of the following is a blood clotting disorder? A) polycythemia B) hemophilia C)leukocytosis D) leukopenia
Hemophilia
The process by which bleeding is stopped is called ?
Hemostasis
Erythrocytes __________.
Lack a nucleus and most organelles
Excess number of these cells cause leukocytosis
Leukocyte
Granulocytes an a granulocytes are classified as types of these cells
Leukocytes
These formed elements numbed 4800 to 10800 cells/mm3 of blood
Leukocytes
In a centrifuged blood sample, the Buffy coat situated between the formed elements and the plasma contains?
Leukocytes and platelets
A recent blood test shows that Mr, Jimenezs total WBC count exceeded 11,000 cells/mm3. What is most likely his condition?
Leukocytosis
Jordan works in a hematology lab and processed a blood report showing 22,000 white blood cells/mm3 of blood for a patient. He suspects this patient has a bacterial infection leading to ______.
Leukocytosis
Abnormally low levels of white blood cells causes a condition known as ?
Leukopenia
Which organ is largely responsible for the synthesis of clotting factors?
Liver
What multinuckeate cell gives rise to thousands of a nuclear fragments known as platelets?
Megakaryocyte
The most numerous of the white blood cells are the ?
Neutrophils
The matrix of blood is called
Plasma
Type of cell fragment involved in hemostasis
Platelets
Life at a high altitude, where less oxygen is available, can lead to a red blood cell disorder known as ?
Polycythemia
If you carry the Rh antigen, you are referred to as Rh _____
Positive
Where does hematopoiesis occur to produce new red blood cells?
Red bone marriw
Which of the following red blood cell disorders may provide a better chance of surviving where malaria is present?
Sickle cell anemia
Blood is
Slightly alkaline
The blood type that can recieve blood types B and AB
Type AB
The blood type that forms both anti a and anti b antibodies
Type O
The blood type that has no antigens
Type O
Placing pressure on a cut will construct blood vessels manually, and encourages ?
Vascular spasms
Which one of the following represents the proper sequence of hemostasis?
Vascular spasms, platelet plug formation, coagulation
What is the process whereby the binding of antibodies to antigens causes RBCs to clump?
agglutination
Which type of leukocyte kills parasitic worms by deluging them with digestive enzymes?
eosinophils
The two major groups of white blood cells are ?
granulocytes and agranulocytes
The most common type of blood in the us population is
o
Why do you think Mrs. Gonzalez was prescribed heparin, an anticoagulant?
to inhibit the formation of clots
The average functional lifespan of an RBc is?
100-120 days
Normal whole blood contains ______g of hemoglobin per 100ml.
12-18
Blood normally clots in approximately?
3-6 minutes
Severe shock that can be fatal occurs with blood loss exceeding
30 percent
Normal blood pH falls in a range between __ and __.
7.35 and 7.45
The blood type that contains both antigens a and b is
AB
Which blood type is referred to as the universal recipient since it can recieve blood types A, B, AB, and O?
AB
An important plasma protein that contributes to the osmotic pressure of blood is?
Albumin
Hemolysis most likely will occur when ______.
An Rh negative person receives the second transfusion of blood that is Rh positive.
A decrease in the oxygen-carrying ability of blood, for any reason, is a condition known as?
Anemia
Substances that the body recognizes as foreign are called?
Antigens
What is the name of the process by which white blood cells move in and out of blood vessels?
Diapedesis
