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51 Cards in this Set
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If a person has type AB blood, then that person can receive blood from which type donors? |
people with types AB, A, B, or O |
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Any substance the body deems as foreign is an _______ |
Antigen |
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the response molecules that react are called _______. |
Antibodies |
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The meshwork structure of a proper clot is due largely to the _______ threads that trap the red blood cells. |
Fibrin |
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Hemostasis, involving three major phases including vascular spasms, platelet plug formation, and blood clotting, is called _______. |
Coagulation |
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All formed elements arise from a single type of stem cell named a _______. |
Hemocytoblasts |
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Accounting for about 1 percent of total blood volume, _______ form a protective, movable army to defend the body against bacteria, viruses, parasites, and tumor cells. |
Leukocytes |
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The molecule most responsible for carrying oxygen in blood is known as _______. |
Hemoglobin |
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Composed of approximately 90 percent water, over 100 different substances are dissolved in this straw-colored fluid called _______. |
Plasma |
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Blood is a complex _______ tissue |
Connective |
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Blood is the only _______ tissue in the body. |
Fluid |
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The living cells and cell fragments in blood are called the _______ elements and include erythrocytes, leukocytes, and _______. |
Formed, platelets |
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A protein in the plasma that contributes to the osmotic pressure of blood is _______. |
Albumin |
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A woman with blood type O has a baby with type O. The father ______ |
could be A, B or O, but could not be AB |
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Although it carries much oxygen, _______ is more attracted to pesticides and carbon monoxide. |
Hemoglobin |
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The normal pH of blood is in the range of _______; therefore, a pH of 7.10 would be a condition called _______. |
7.35-7.45; acidosis |
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While blood typing, the sample is mixed with anti-A serum and anti-B serum. There is no agglutination. You could conclude that _______. |
Sample type is O |
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The largest of all the white blood cells (WBCs) is the _______. |
Monocytes |
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Neutrophils, eosinophils, and basophils are alike in that they _______. |
Are granulocytes |
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Fragments of megakaryocytes that rupture into pieces and are responsible for clotting are called _______. |
Platelets |
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The percentage of blood volume occupied by erythrocytes is called the __________. |
hematocrit |
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Which of the following is NOT a role of albumin? |
It serves an immune system function. See |
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Which of the following is a characteristic of a mature erythrocyte? |
It has a biconcave disc shape |
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One molecule of hemoglobin can bind a maximum of __________ oxygen molecules. |
four |
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Erythropoiesis is best defined as __________. |
red blood cell production |
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Erythropoietin is made primarily by the __________ |
kidneys |
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Aging red blood cells are fragmented and trapped in the __________. |
spleen |
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The rapid sequence of vascular spasms, platelet plug formation, and coagulation is known as _______. |
Homeostasis |
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A patient who lacks intrinsic factor would likely develop __________. |
pernicious anemia |
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The migration of white blood cells out of the capillary blood vessels is called __________. |
diapedesis |
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neutrophil |
the most numerous type of white blood cell |
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highly phagocytic cell with a U or kidney shaped nucleus |
Macrophage |
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bilobed nucleus and dark-staining cytoplasmic granules |
Basophils |
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small agranulocyte with a lifespan that varies from a few hours to decades |
Lymphocytes |
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has a role in killing parasitic worms |
Eosinophil |
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would make antibodies to the A agglutinogen but not the B agglutinogen |
Type B |
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would make antibodies to the B agglutinogen but not the A agglutinogen |
Type A |
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would make antibodies to the A and B agglutinogens |
Type O |
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The process by which white blood cells move into and out of the blood vessels is called _______ |
Diapedesis |
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Eighty-five percent of Americans carry the __________agglutinogen on their RBCs. |
DRh |
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What is the most numerous type of white blood cell, and an active phagocyte that increases rapidly during acute infections? |
Neutrophil |
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The doctor sticks your finger, takes some blood, and does a WBC count. The count (12,500 cells/mm3) indicates leukocytosis. What could you conclude? |
It is a high WBC count, indicating a bacterial or viral infection. |
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Which of the following is a hereditary bleeding disorder, commonly called the "bleeder's disease"? |
Hemophilia |
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When oxygen levels are low, the _______ is/are stimulated to release _______. |
kidneys; erythropoietin |
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Unlike red blood cells, white blood cells _______. |
Have nuclei |
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Mature red blood cells are ______. |
ANucleate |
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Which type of WBC increases during allergic reactions and parasitic worm infections? |
Eosinophils |
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What organ makes erythropoietin |
The kidneys |
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The basophils, eosinophils, neutrophils, monocytes, erythrocytes, and platelets are made from what? |
Myeloid stem cells |
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Lymphocytes are made from? |
Lymphoid stem cells |
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Hemocytoblasts make? |
Lymphoid and myeloid stem cells |