front 1 When neither anti-A serum nor anti-B serum clot on a blood plate with donor blood, the blood is type ________. | back 1 O |
front 2 What is the average normal pH range of blood? | back 2 7.35–7.45 |
front 3 Which of the following is not a distribution function of blood? | back 3 transport of salts to maintain blood volume |
front 4 Which of the following is a protective function of blood? | back 4 prevention of blood loss |
front 5 Main contributor to osmotic pressure | back 5 Albumin |
front 6 Transport proteins that bind to lipids, metal ions, and fat-soluble vitamins | back 6 Alpha and beta globulins |
front 7 Antibodies released by plasma cells during immune response | back 7 Gamma globulins |
front 8 Necessary for coagulation. | back 8 Fibrinogen |
front 9 All of the following can be expected with polycythemia except ________. | back 9 low blood viscosity |
front 10 Which of the following is true about blood plasma? | back 10 It is about 90% water. |
front 11 Free-floating thrombus in the bloodstream | back 11 Embolism |
front 12 Cancerous condition involving white blood cells. | back 12 Leukemia |
front 13 Platelet deficiency resulting in spontaneous bleeding from small blood vessels. | back 13 Thrombocytopenia |
front 14 Condition in which blood has abnormally low oxygen-carrying capacity. | back 14 Anemia |
front 15 Abnormal excess of erythrocytes resulting in an increase in blood viscosity. | back 15 Polycythemia |
front 16 Which of the following is not a functional characteristic of WBCs? | back 16 granulosis |
front 17 Blood reticulocyte counts provide information regarding ________. | back 17 rate of erythrocyte formation |
front 18 An individual who is blood type AB negative can ________. | back 18 receive any blood type in moderate amounts except that with the Rh antigen |
front 19 Blood volume restorers include all of the following except ________. | back 19 packed cells |
front 20 James has a hemoglobin measurement of 16 g/100 ml blood. This is ________. | back 20 within the normal range |
front 21 The plasma protein that is the major contributor to osmotic pressure is ________. | back 21 albumin |
front 22 No visible cytoplasmic granules are present in ________. | back 22 monocytes |
front 23 Which of the following is not a structural characteristic that contributes to erythrocyte gas transport functions? | back 23 mitotically active |
front 24 A lack of intrinsic factor, leading to a deficiency of vitamin B12 and causing an appearance of large pale cells called macrocytes, is characteristic of ________. | back 24 pernicious anemia |
front 25 Which of the following is characteristic of all leukocytes? | back 25 They are nucleated. |
front 26 Platelets ________. | back 26 stick to the damaged area of a blood vessel and help seal the break |
front 27 Which of the following would not be a possible cause of sickling of red blood cells in someone with sickle-cell anemia? | back 27 sleeping in a well-ventilated room |
front 28 Complications of aplastic anemia generally do not include ________. | back 28 increase of leukocytes as a result of erythrocyte loss |
front 29 What organ in the body regulates erythrocyte production? | back 29 kidney |
front 30 Which of the choices below is the parent cell for all formed elements of blood? | back 30 hemocytoblast |
front 31 Which of the following might trigger erythropoiesis? | back 31 hypoxia of EPO-producing cells |
front 32 The primary source of RBCs in the adult human being is the bone marrow in the shafts of the long bones. | back 32 F |
front 33 Each hemoglobin molecule can transport two molecules of oxygen. | back 33 F |
front 34 Diapedesis is the process by which red blood cells move into tissue spaces from the interior of blood capillaries. | back 34 F |
front 35 Positive chemotaxis is a feedback system that signals leukocyte migration into damaged areas. | back 35 T |
front 36 Basophils increase in number when parasitic invasion occurs. | back 36 F |
front 37 Leukopenia is an abnormally low number of leukocytes. | back 37 T |
front 38 Leukocytes move through the circulatory system by amoeboid motion. | back 38 F |
front 39 Granulocytes called neutrophils are phagocytic and are the most numerous of all white blood cell types. | back 39 T |
front 40 All lymphocytes are leukocytes, but not all leukocytes are lymphocytes. | back 40 T |
front 41 Leukemia refers to cancerous conditions involving white blood cells. | back 41 T |
front 42 Myelocytic leukemia involves a cancerous condition of lymphocytes. | back 42 F |
front 43 The normal RBC "graveyard" is the liver. | back 43 F |
front 44 Hemorrhagic anemias result from blood loss. | back 44 T |
front 45 White blood cells are produced through the action of colony-stimulating factors. | back 45 T |
front 46 Hemoglobin is made up of the protein heme and the red pigment globin. | back 46 F |
front 47 Myeloid stem cells give rise to all leukocytes. | back 47 F |
front 48 Which of the following is not a phase of hemostasis? | back 48 fibrinolysis |
front 49 The slowest step in the clotting process is ________. | back 49 formation of prothrombin activator |
front 50 Thromboembolic disorders ________. | back 50 include embolus formation, a clot moving within the circulatory system |
front 51 Which of the following is not a cause of bleeding disorders? | back 51 excess secretion of platelet-derived growth factor (PDGF) |
front 52 Which sequence is correct for the following events? | back 52 3, 4, 1, 2 |
front 53 All of the following conditions impair coagulation except ________. | back 53 vascular spasm |
front 54 Clotting factor activation turns clotting factors into enzymes. | back 54 T |
front 55 The immediate response to blood vessel injury is clotting. | back 55 F |
front 56 The process of fibrinolysis disposes of bacteria when healing has occurred. | back 56 F |
front 57 Why would there be cause for concern if a young pregnant mother is Rh-, her husband is Rh+, and this is their second child? | back 57 If the second child is Rh+ and the mother did not take RhoGAM, there is a chance that the child will develop erythroblastosis fetalis and die before birth. |
front 58 Which of the following statements does not describe blood? | back 58 Blood carriers body cells to injured areas for repair |
front 59 Select the incorrect statement regarding blood cell formation. | back 59 Platelets are formed from myeloblasts. |
front 60 Fred's blood was determined to be AB positive. What does this mean? | back 60 There are no antibodies to A, to B, or to Rh antigens in the plasma. |
front 61 When can erythroblastosis fetalis not possibly happen in the child of an Rh negative mother? | back 61 if the father is Rh- |
front 62 Which blood type is generally called the universal donor? | back 62 O |
front 63 Which of the statements below is an incorrect or false statement? | back 63 Blood typing for the Kell, Lewis, and Duffy factors is always done before a blood transfusion. |
front 64 A person with type B blood could receive blood from a person with either type B or type O blood. | back 64 T |
front 65 A total WBC count and a differential WBC count have been ordered for Mrs. Johnson. What information is obtained from the differential count that the total count does not provide? | back 65 The differential count determines the relative proportion of individual leukocyte types. The total WBC count indicates an increase or decrease in number of WBCs. |
front 66 A patient complains of no energy, a chronic sore throat, a low-grade fever, and is tired and achy. His doctor notes an enlarged spleen upon examination. What diagnosis would you expect, and what definitive test would you request? | back 66 The diagnosis is infectious mononucleosis. The test would be a differential white blood cell count to look for elevated numbers of monocytes and atypical lymphocytes. |