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The matrix of blood is called

plasma

Normal whole blood contains ______________ g of hemoglobin per 100ml

12-18

Which of the following is a blood clotting disorder

hemophilia

The most common type of blood in the US population is

O

Which one of the following is not a physical characteristic of blood

sweet tasting

Erythrocytes

are anucleate

Excessing erythrocytes result in

polycyhemia

The type of leukocytes that become macrophages in the tissue are

monocytes

In a centrifuged blood sample, the buffy coat between the formed elements and the plasma contains

Leukocytes and platelets

Compatibility testing for agglutination of donor RBCs by the recipients' serum is called

cross matching

Treatment of hemophilia often involves

transfusion of plasma or injections of missing clotting factor

There are an average of ______________ WBCs per cubic millimeter of whole blood

4,000-11,000

Which type of leukocyte contains heparin, an anticoagulant

basophil

A substance that stimulates the immune system to release antibodies:

antigen

Blood normally clots in approximately

2-6 minutes

ABO blood groups are based on the presence of

A and B antigens

Severe shock occurs with blood loss of

over 30 percent

The universal recipient has blood type

AB

Which blood types can a person with blood type O receive

Blood type O

Megakaryocytes pinch off a nucleate fragments called

platelets

The most numerous white blood cells are the

neutrophils

The ion essential for blood clotting is

calcium

Which of the following is not a type of red blood cell disorder

Leukemia

A clot that brake away from a vessel wall and circulates freely within the bloodstream is called an

embolus

The organ largely responsible for the synthesis of clotting factors is the

Liver

Which one of the following does not describe blood plasma

color red

name three granulocytes

neutrophils


eosinophils


and basophils

bleeding disorders often result from a lack of which one of the following vitamins

vitamin k

Which chemical is released to bring about vasoconstriction during the vascular spasm phase of hemostasis

serotonin

The type of leukocytes that would increase rapidly during allergy attacks and infections of parasitic worms are

eosinophils

The process whereby the binding of antibodies to antigens causes RBCs to clump is called

agglutination

Platelets are fragments of multinucleate cells called

Megakaryocytes

Blood cell formation is called_______________ and occurs in red bone marrow

hematopoiesis

The average functional lifespan of an RBC is

100-120 days

which of these blood types carries no antigens

Blood type O

Which antigens does type Ab blood contain

A and B antigens

anemias appearing in old age result from all of the following

drug therapy


leukemia


nutritional deficiencies


vitamin deficiencies

a ______________ clot is formed during the process of hemostasis

fibrin

The hormone that regulates the rate of erythrocyte production is called

erythropoietin

The immune serum used to prevent maternal sensitization to Rh antigens is

RhoGAM

Blood cell formation in adults occurs in all of the following

flat bones of the pelvis


proximal epiphyes of the humerous and femur


flat bones of the skull


the epiphyseal plates



It does not form in the shaft of the femur

These are true of WBC

They use diapedesis to move in and out of blood vessels


They locate areas of tissue damage through chemotaxis


They move by ameboid motion


they account for less than 1 percent of total blood volume

An immature RBC is called a

reticulocyte

Prothrombin activator converts prothrombin to :

thrombin

The series of reactions that stop blood flow following a cut is called

Hemostasis

Which one of the following represents the proper sequence of hemostasis

vascular spasm, platelet plug formation, coagulation

Which one of the following formed elements is the most abundant

erythrocytes

The volume of erythrocytes within a given volume of whole blood, expressed as a percentage, is ______________

heatocrit

The iron containing protein found in RBCs that transports the majority of oxygen carried in the blood is

hemoglobin

The condition in which fetal RBCs are destroyed faster that the infant liver can rid the body of the breakdown products of hemoglobin is called

physiologic jaundice

What collar hair does Alex have?

Blonde

The movement of RBCs to areas of inflammation in response to chemical mediators is called
positive chemotaxis

The rarest blood type in the US is type

AB

An abnormal elevation of WBCs above the normal found of 11,000 cells/mm3 is called

leukocytosis

what does a neutrophil look like

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White blood cells are also called

leukocytes

the plasma protein that contributes to the osmotic pressure of blood is

albumin

The precess by which bleeding is stopped is called

hemostasis

Blood type A carries the

A antigen

a decrease in the bloods ability to transport oxygen is called

anemia

The process by which WBCs are able to easily slip in and out of blood vessels is called

diapedesis

If you carry the Rh antigen, you are referred to as RH

positive

A thrombus that has broken away from a vessel wall and is freely floating in the bloodstream is called an

embolus

What does a leukocyte look like?

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Hereditary bleeding disorders that result from lack of clotting factors are referred to as

hemophelia

The eosinophil looks like

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An insufficiency of circulating platelets is called

thrombocytopenia

The monocyte looks like

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The red blood cell disorder caused by life at a high altitude is called

phlycythemia

Substances that the body recognizes as foreign are called

antigens

The blood type referred to as the universal donor is called type

O

The type of leukocyte that fights allergy and parasitic worms looks like

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A person with type B blood can receive blood from blood types

B;O

The condition in which maternal antibodies cross the placenta and destroy the baby's RBCs is called

Hemolytic disease of the newborn

The a nucleated cells that function to transport oxygen to the bodes cells are called

erythrocytes (RBCs)

The granulocytes look like these

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The process of blood cell formation within the red morrow of bones is called

hematopoiesis

Leukocytes are more numerous in blood than erythrocytes

False

an abnormally low WBC count is called leukopenia

True

A phlebotomist collects and processes blood samples for laboratory analysis

True

Basophils are the most numerous type of leukocyte

False

The temperature of blood is slightly lower than body temperature

False

Erythropoeitin is released to stimulate platelet production in response to inadequate amounts of oxygen in the blood

False

Blood plasma is largely water

True

hemophilia is commonly called "bleeders disease"

True

Universal donors can receive blood groups A,B,AB,and O

False

Rh related problems occur in pregnant Rh- women carrying an Rh+ baby

True

The process by which white blood cells move in and out of blood vessels is called phagocytosis

False

Normal blood volume in health males is 5-6 liters

True

All formed elements arise from a common type of stem cell called a hemocytoblast

True

Blood type A will respond to a blood transfusion of blood type B with anti-B antibodies

True

normal PH of blood is between 7.35-7.45

True

The blood type known as the universal recipient

Blood type AB


Produce antibodies

lymphocytes

The blood type that forms anti A and anti-B antibodies

O

Long term "clean up team"

monocytes

The blood type that possesses the A antigen only

Blood type A

The blood type know as the universal donor

O

Form B and T lymphocytes

Eosinophils

Increase during allergy attacks

Basophils

Active phagocytes that increase rapidly during acute infection

monocytes

Kill parasitic worms

eosinophils

The blood type that can receive blood types B and O only

B

Active phagocytes that become macrophages

monocytes

Transports oxygen bound to hemoglobin

Erythrocytes

Transports carbon dioxide

erythrocytes

Contain histamine

Basophils