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The matrix of blood is called |
plasma |
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Normal whole blood contains ______________ g of hemoglobin per 100ml |
12-18 |
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Which of the following is a blood clotting disorder |
hemophilia |
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The most common type of blood in the US population is |
O |
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Which one of the following is not a physical characteristic of blood |
sweet tasting |
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Erythrocytes |
are anucleate |
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Excessing erythrocytes result in |
polycyhemia |
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The type of leukocytes that become macrophages in the tissue are |
monocytes |
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In a centrifuged blood sample, the buffy coat between the formed elements and the plasma contains |
Leukocytes and platelets |
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Compatibility testing for agglutination of donor RBCs by the recipients' serum is called |
cross matching |
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Treatment of hemophilia often involves |
transfusion of plasma or injections of missing clotting factor |
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There are an average of ______________ WBCs per cubic millimeter of whole blood |
4,000-11,000 |
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Which type of leukocyte contains heparin, an anticoagulant |
basophil |
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A substance that stimulates the immune system to release antibodies: |
antigen |
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Blood normally clots in approximately |
2-6 minutes |
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ABO blood groups are based on the presence of |
A and B antigens |
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Severe shock occurs with blood loss of |
over 30 percent |
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The universal recipient has blood type |
AB |
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Which blood types can a person with blood type O receive |
Blood type O |
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Megakaryocytes pinch off a nucleate fragments called |
platelets |
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The most numerous white blood cells are the |
neutrophils |
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The ion essential for blood clotting is |
calcium |
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Which of the following is not a type of red blood cell disorder |
Leukemia |
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A clot that brake away from a vessel wall and circulates freely within the bloodstream is called an |
embolus |
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The organ largely responsible for the synthesis of clotting factors is the |
Liver |
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Which one of the following does not describe blood plasma |
color red |
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name three granulocytes |
neutrophils eosinophils and basophils |
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bleeding disorders often result from a lack of which one of the following vitamins |
vitamin k |
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Which chemical is released to bring about vasoconstriction during the vascular spasm phase of hemostasis |
serotonin |
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The type of leukocytes that would increase rapidly during allergy attacks and infections of parasitic worms are |
eosinophils |
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The process whereby the binding of antibodies to antigens causes RBCs to clump is called |
agglutination |
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Platelets are fragments of multinucleate cells called |
Megakaryocytes |
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Blood cell formation is called_______________ and occurs in red bone marrow |
hematopoiesis |
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The average functional lifespan of an RBC is |
100-120 days |
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which of these blood types carries no antigens |
Blood type O |
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Which antigens does type Ab blood contain |
A and B antigens |
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anemias appearing in old age result from all of the following |
drug therapy leukemia nutritional deficiencies vitamin deficiencies |
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a ______________ clot is formed during the process of hemostasis |
fibrin |
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The hormone that regulates the rate of erythrocyte production is called |
erythropoietin |
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The immune serum used to prevent maternal sensitization to Rh antigens is |
RhoGAM |
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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 |
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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 |
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An immature RBC is called a |
reticulocyte |
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Prothrombin activator converts prothrombin to : |
thrombin |
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The series of reactions that stop blood flow following a cut is called |
Hemostasis |
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Which one of the following represents the proper sequence of hemostasis |
vascular spasm, platelet plug formation, coagulation |
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Which one of the following formed elements is the most abundant |
erythrocytes |
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The volume of erythrocytes within a given volume of whole blood, expressed as a percentage, is ______________ |
heatocrit |
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The iron containing protein found in RBCs that transports the majority of oxygen carried in the blood is |
hemoglobin |
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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 |
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What collar hair does Alex have? |
Blonde |
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The movement of RBCs to areas of inflammation in response to chemical mediators is called
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positive chemotaxis
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The rarest blood type in the US is type |
AB |
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An abnormal elevation of WBCs above the normal found of 11,000 cells/mm3 is called |
leukocytosis |
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what does a neutrophil look like |
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White blood cells are also called |
leukocytes |
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the plasma protein that contributes to the osmotic pressure of blood is |
albumin |
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The precess by which bleeding is stopped is called |
hemostasis |
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Blood type A carries the |
A antigen |
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a decrease in the bloods ability to transport oxygen is called |
anemia |
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The process by which WBCs are able to easily slip in and out of blood vessels is called |
diapedesis |
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If you carry the Rh antigen, you are referred to as RH |
positive |
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A thrombus that has broken away from a vessel wall and is freely floating in the bloodstream is called an |
embolus |
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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 |
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The eosinophil looks like |
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An insufficiency of circulating platelets is called |
thrombocytopenia |
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The monocyte looks like |
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The red blood cell disorder caused by life at a high altitude is called |
phlycythemia |
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Substances that the body recognizes as foreign are called |
antigens |
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The blood type referred to as the universal donor is called type |
O |
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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 |
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The condition in which maternal antibodies cross the placenta and destroy the baby's RBCs is called |
Hemolytic disease of the newborn |
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The a nucleated cells that function to transport oxygen to the bodes cells are called |
erythrocytes (RBCs) |
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The granulocytes look like these |
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The process of blood cell formation within the red morrow of bones is called |
hematopoiesis |
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Leukocytes are more numerous in blood than erythrocytes |
False |
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an abnormally low WBC count is called leukopenia |
True |
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A phlebotomist collects and processes blood samples for laboratory analysis |
True |
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Basophils are the most numerous type of leukocyte |
False |
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The temperature of blood is slightly lower than body temperature |
False |
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Erythropoeitin is released to stimulate platelet production in response to inadequate amounts of oxygen in the blood |
False |
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Blood plasma is largely water |
True |
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hemophilia is commonly called "bleeders disease" |
True |
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Universal donors can receive blood groups A,B,AB,and O |
False |
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Rh related problems occur in pregnant Rh- women carrying an Rh+ baby |
True |
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The process by which white blood cells move in and out of blood vessels is called phagocytosis |
False |
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Normal blood volume in health males is 5-6 liters |
True |
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All formed elements arise from a common type of stem cell called a hemocytoblast |
True |
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Blood type A will respond to a blood transfusion of blood type B with anti-B antibodies |
True |
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normal PH of blood is between 7.35-7.45 |
True |
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The blood type known as the universal recipient |
Blood type AB
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Produce antibodies |
lymphocytes |
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The blood type that forms anti A and anti-B antibodies |
O |
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Long term "clean up team" |
monocytes |
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The blood type that possesses the A antigen only |
Blood type A |
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The blood type know as the universal donor |
O |
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Form B and T lymphocytes |
Eosinophils |
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Increase during allergy attacks |
Basophils |
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Active phagocytes that increase rapidly during acute infection |
monocytes |
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Kill parasitic worms |
eosinophils |
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The blood type that can receive blood types B and O only |
B |
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Active phagocytes that become macrophages |
monocytes |
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Transports oxygen bound to hemoglobin |
Erythrocytes |
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Transports carbon dioxide |
erythrocytes |
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Contain histamine |
Basophils |