Blood

Question 1

Fibrinogen is an important component of blood plasma because it is directly necessary for

Answer 1

clotting

Question 2

92% of the blood plasma is

Answer 2

water

Question 3

Which of the following is NOT a component of blood?

Answer 3

hepatocytes

Question 4

Under normal conditions, a person’s blood should be approximately 45% cells and 55% plasma. When blood is “spun down” in a centrifuge to easily view and record the percentage of blood cells, this number is called the

Answer 4

hematocrit

Question 5

The most abundant blood plasma protein, and thus the greatest contributor to blood pressure and volume, is

Answer 5

albumin

Question 6

Which of the following is NOT a direct function of the blood?

Answer 6

converting light signals into chemical signals

Question 7

The general category of chemicals that stimulate hemopoiesis are called

Answer 7

colony-stimulating factors (CSFs)

Question 8

In which of the following tissues does hematopoiesis take place in healthy adults?

Answer 8

red bone marrow

Question 9

Myeloid stem cells give rise to all of the following EXCEPT

Answer 9

astrocytes

Question 10

Lymphoid stem cells give rise to lymphocytes, which includes all of the following, EXCEPT

Answer 10

monocytes

Question 11

In response to low oxygen levels, the kidneys release _____________ to stimulate the production of ____________.

Answer 11

erythropoietin; erythrocytes

Question 12

The real name for RED BLOOD CELLS is

Answer 12

erythrocytes

Question 13

The process of creating new blood cells is called _______________, and occurs in the ________________.

Answer 13

hematopoiesis; bone marrow

Question 14

Which of the following is NOT a possible cause of anemia?

Answer 14

hypoxia

Question 15

The molecule in red blood cells that actually carries the oxygen is

Answer 15

hemoglobin

Question 16

Erythrocyte production is stimulated by

Answer 16

erythropoietin

Question 17

turn into macrophages

Answer 17

monocytes

Question 18

inflammatory reactions

Answer 18

basophils

Question 19

attack parasites

Answer 19

eosinophils

Question 20

eat bacteria

Answer 20

neutrophils

Question 21

fight viruses and cancer

Answer 21

lymphocytes

Question 22

Cancer of T cell or B cell lines in lymphatic organs, such as the lymph nodes, is known as

Answer 22

lymphoma

Question 23

A patient has cancer of the myeloid leukocyte line. They are overproducing non-functional cells. Which type of leukemia does this patient have?

Answer 23

AML

Question 24

A common anticoagulant used in hospital settings with immobilized patients is

Answer 24

heparin

Question 25

Platelets are not technically cells; they are actually

Answer 25

fragments of megakaryocytes

Question 26

Clots that are no longer needed are dissolved by

Answer 26

plasmin

Question 27

There is a family of disorders in which patients cannot properly clot their blood called

Answer 27

hemophilia

Question 28

Platelets can do all of the following EXCEPT

Answer 28

carry oxygen to increase the rate of hemostasis

Question 29

When a clot moves to another place in the body, the name is changed to a(n)

Answer 29

embolus

Question 30

Blood coagulation occurs when thrombin converts fibrinogen into

Answer 30

fibrin

Question 31

Which of the following blood types can a TYPE B+ PERSON RECEIVE?

Answer 31

type B+ only

Question 32

TYPE O- blood can be given to patients with which of the following blood types?

Answer 32

all of the above

Question 33

Which of the following blood types can a TYPE A+ PERSON RECEIVE?

Answer 33

type A+ only

Question 34

Which of the following blood types can a TYPE AB+ PERSON RECEIVE?

Answer 34

all of the above

Question 35

Which of the following blood types can a TYPE O+ PERSON RECEIVE?

Answer 35

none of the above