Bio 202 Quiz 2 Study Guide

Front 1

Which test is used when anemia is suspected?

Back 1

hematocrit

Front 2

Platelets are fragments of large multinucleated cells known as?

Back 2

Megakaryocytes

Front 3

The major group of leukocytes that contain no observable cytoplasmic granules and are more abundant in lymphoid tissue and lymph?

Back 3

Agranulocytes

Front 4

An insoluable compound that forms a meshwork of strands that trap RBC's and is, therefore, considered the structural basis of clot formation?

Back 4

Fibrin

Front 5

Another name for the proteins in plasma known as agglutinins?

Back 5

Antibodies

Front 6

The ability of leukocytes to move in and out of blood vessels in order to reach sites of inflammation or tissue destruction?

Back 6

Diapedesis

Front 7

Nucleated cells that are formed in the bone marrow whose numbers average from 4,000 to 11,000 per uL of blood?

Back 7

Leukocytes

Front 8

Anucleocyte (without a nucleus) cells, when mature, whose numbers average 4.5 to 5.0 million per uL of blood?

Back 8

Erythrocytes

Front 9

What is the nonliving fluid matrix portion of blood?

Back 9

Plasma

Front 10

What is the technical name for a blood clot?

Back 10

Thrombus

Front 11

What type of tissue is blood?

Back 11

Connective

Front 12

How many liters of blood are contained in the circulatory system of the average adult?

Back 12

5.5 Litres

Front 13

What is the least common blood type in whites, blacks, and Asians?

Back 13

AB

Front 14

What is the technical term for the process of blood clot formation?

Back 14

Coagulation

Front 15

Whole blood is composed of plasma and?

Back 15

Formed Elements

Front 16

The largest of the leukocytes is?

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Monocytes

Front 17

What is the smallest of the leukocytes?

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Lymphocytes

Front 18

You are given a capillary tube containing uncentrifuged blood and told to determine the patient’s hematocrit. The original column height before centrifuging is 50 mm. After spinning, the bottom layer of the capillary tube containing cells is 20 mm and the top layer containing plasma is 30 mm. What is the patient’s hematocrit value?

Back 18

40

Front 19

Also called reduced hemoglobin, this is the form of hemoglobin that results after oxygen diffuses into the blood

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Deoxyhemoglobin

Front 20

This type of leukocyte is present in high amounts in the blood when a patient has a parasitic infection

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Eosinophil

Front 21

James has a hemoglobin measurement of 16 g/100 ml blood. This is?

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Within normal range

Front 22

No visible cytoplasmic granules are present in?

Back 22

Monocytes

Front 23

Place the following in correct developmental sequence:

1. reticulocyte
2. proerythroblast
3. normoblast
4. late erythroblast

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2, 4, 3, 1

Front 24

The slowest step in the clotting process is?

Back 24

Formation of prothrombin activator

Front 25

A lack of intrinsic factor, leading to a deficiency of vitamin B12 and large pale cells called macrocytes, is characteristic of?

Back 25

Pernicious anemia

Front 26

Which sequence is correct for the following events?
1. fibrinogen ® fibrin
2. clot retraction
3. formation of thromboplastin
4. prothrombin ® thrombin

Back 26

3, 4, 1, 2

Front 27

Fred's blood was determined to be AB positive. What does this mean?

Back 27

There are no antibodies to A, to B, or to Rh antigens in the plasma

Front 28

Which of the following is a precursor of a basophil?

Back 28

Myeloblast

Front 29

Sickling of red blood cells can be produced in those with sickle-cell anemia by?

Back 29

Travel at high altitude and vigorous exercise

Front 30

When can erythroblastosis fetalis not possibly happen in the child of an Rh negative mother?

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If the father is Rh−