Deck 13: Blood

Question 1

A person with type AB blood has

A) anti-A antibodies.
B) anti-B antibodies.
C) B antigens.
D) both A and B.

Answer 1

B antigens.

Question 2

Which of the following is not a white blood cell?

A) Neutrophil
B) Thrombocyte
C) Lymphocyte
D) All of the above are white blood cells.

Answer 2

Thrombocyte

Question 3

Which of the following substances is not found in plasma?

A) Albumin
B) Globulins
C) Serum
D) All of the above are found in plasma.

Answer 3

Serum

Question 4

Which of the following is not an agranulocyte?

A) Eosinophil
B) Lymphocyte
C) Thrombocyte
D) Neither A nor C is an agranulocyte.

Question 5

Which of the following substances is not found in plasma?

A) Hormones
B) Food
C) Oxygen
D) All of the above are found in plasma.

Question 6

The role of hemoglobin in the red blood cell is to carry

A) oxygen.
B) carbon dioxide.
C) hormones.
D) both A and B.

Question 7

What is the approximate number of red blood cells in one cubic millimeter (mm³)of blood?

A) 1 million
B) 3 million
C) 5 million
D) 7 million

Question 8

The pH of blood must stay

A) slightly acid.
B) neutral.
C) slightly basic.
D) moderately acid.

Question 9

The blood type considered the universal recipient is type

A) A^-.
B) B⁺.
C) O^-.
D) AB⁺.

Question 10

Sickle cell anemia and thalassemia are examples of _____ anemia.

A) aplastic
B) pernicious
C) hemorrhagic
D) hemolytic

Question 11

A red blood cell that is smaller than normal and has less hemoglobin than normal would be called

A) microcytic and hypochromic.
B) macrocytic and hypochromic.
C) microcytic and hyperchromic.
D) macrocytic and hyperchromic.

Question 12

Blood loss anemia is also known as _____ anemia.

A) aplastic
B) pernicious
C) hemorrhagic
D) hemolytic

Question 13

Which of the following is not a granulocyte?

A) Monocyte
B) Neutrophil
C) Basophil
D) Eosinophil

Question 14

A person with type O blood has

A) anti-A antibodies.
B) anti-B antibodies.
C) A antigens.
D) both A and B.

Question 15

If a person's body contained 5 L of blood, about _____ L would be plasma and _____ L would be formed elements.

A) 4; 1
B)2.6; 2.4
C)2.4; 2.6
D) There is no way to determine the proportion of plasma to formed elements.

Question 16

One sign of infection in the body is an increase in the number of white blood cells. A doctor would be concerned about an infection if the white blood cell numbers were which of the following?

A) 1,000/mm³
B) 4,000/mm³
C) 7,000/mm³
D) None of these values indicates an infection.

Question 17

The blood type considered the universal donor is type

A) A^-.
B) B⁺.
C) O^-.
D) AB⁺.

Question 18

An Rh-positive mother should be concerned about erythroblastosis fetalis under which circumstance?

A) If the father is Rh negative, the Rh-positive mother should be concerned.
B) If this is her second child and she has not taken RhoGAM, the Rh-positive mother should be concerned.
C) She should not be at all concerned about erythroblastosis fetalis.
D) Both A and B are correct.

Question 19

A person with type A blood has

A) anti-A antibodies.
B) A antigens.
C) anti-B antibodies.
D) both B and C.

Question 20

Injections of vitamin B₁₂ are used successfully to treat _____ anemia.

A) aplastic
B) pernicious
C) hemorrhagic
D) hemolytic

Question 21

Which clotting disorder is an inherited X-linked disorder?

A) Thrombosis
B) Thrombocytopenia
C) Hemophilia
D) Embolism

Question 22

Which combination of parents might have a child with erythroblastosis fetalis?

A) Both parents are Rh positive.
B) Both parents are Rh negative.
C) The mother is Rh positive; the father is Rh negative.
D) The mother is Rh negative; the father is Rh positive.

Question 23

Which type of anemia is related to high-dose exposure to toxic chemicals and radiation?

A) Aplastic anemia
B) Pernicious anemia
C) Hemorrhagic anemia
D) Hemolytic anemia

Question 24

Which of the following is a cancer of the plasma cells and is one of the most common and one of the most deadly of the blood cancers?

A) Chronic lymphocytic leukemia
B) Multiple myeloma
C) Acute lymphocytic leukemia
D) Chronic myeloid leukemia

Question 25

Which of the following nutrients is not needed for the manufacture of hemoglobin?

A) Iron
B) Calcium
C) Folate
D) All of the above nutrients are needed for hemoglobin formation.

Question 26

If whole blood is spun down in a centrifuge tube, the layers of blood components from top to bottom would be

A) plasma-buffy coat-red blood cells.
B) buffy coat-plasma-red blood cells.
C) plasma-red blood cells-buffy coat.
D) red blood cells-plasma-buffy coat.

Question 27

Which of the following plasma proteins is necessary for blood clotting to occur?

A) Albumin
B) Globulin
C) Fibrinogen
D) Both A and C are necessary for blood clotting to occur.

Question 28

Which of the following is not a method used to transport carbon dioxide in the blood?

A) Carried by hemoglobin
B) Dissolved in the plasma
C) Carried as the bicarbonate ion
D) All of the above are methods used to transport carbon dioxide.

Question 29

Which of the following substances is given to patients to dissolve blood clots?

A) Vitamin K
B) Tissue plasminogen activator
C) Heparin
D) Warfarin

Question 30

Which granulocyte helps protect against infections caused by parasites?

A) Monocytes
B) Eosinophil
C) Neutrophil
D) Basophil

Question 31

The final product in the process of blood clot formation is

A) thromboplastin.
B) thrombin.
C) fibrinogen.
D) fibrin.

Question 32

Match each of the following terms with its corresponding description or definition.
The layer of white blood cells and platelets between the plasma and red blood cells in "spun down" blood

A)Hemoglobin
B)Buffy coat
C)Plasma
D)Eosinophil
E)Basophil
F)Monocyte
G)Thrombocyte
H)Erythrocyte
I)Serum
J)Fibrin

Question 33

Which of the following tissues is not involved in blood cell formation?

A) Myeloid tissue
B) Lymphatic tissue
C) Red bone marrow
D) All of the above tissues are involved in blood cell formation.

Question 34

Match each of the following terms with its corresponding description or definition.
An agranulocyte that becomes a macrophage as it moves into tissue

A)Hemoglobin
B)Buffy coat
C)Plasma
D)Eosinophil
E)Basophil
F)Monocyte
G)Thrombocyte
H)Erythrocyte
I)Serum
J)Fibrin

Question 35

Which granulocyte is the most numerous phagocyte?

A) Monocyte
B) Lymphocyte
C) Neutrophil
D) Basophil

Question 36

Which substance must be present at all times in the blood for the blood to clot properly?

A) Thrombin
B) Fibrin
C) Calcium
D) All of the above substances must be present at all times for the blood to clot properly.

Question 37

Which of the following is the most common form of blood cancer in children between the ages of 3 and 7?

A) Chronic lymphocytic leukemia
B) Multiple myeloma
C) Acute lymphocytic leukemia
D) Chronic myeloid leukemia

Question 38

Which agranulocyte can produce antibodies?

A) Monocyte
B) Lymphocyte
C) Neutrophil
D) Basophil

Question 39

Which granulocyte secretes the chemical histamine?

A) Monocyte
B) Eosinophil
C) Neutrophil
D) Basophil

Question 40

Match each of the following terms with its corresponding description or definition.
The liquid part of the blood that contains all of the functional proteins of the blood

A)Hemoglobin
B)Buffy coat
C)Plasma
D)Eosinophil
E)Basophil
F)Monocyte
G)Thrombocyte
H)Erythrocyte
I)Serum
J)Fibrin

Question 41

Match each of the following terms with its corresponding description or definition.
The liquid part of the blood with the clotting factors removed

A)Hemoglobin
B)Buffy coat
C)Plasma
D)Eosinophil
E)Basophil
F)Monocyte
G)Thrombocyte
H)Erythrocyte
I)Serum
J)Fibrin

Question 42

Match each blood disorder to its description or symptoms.
Can be caused by an Rh-negative mother carrying her second Rh-positive baby

A)Hemophilia
B)Acute lymphocytic leukemia
C)Polycythemia
D)Hemorrhagic anemia
E)Acute myeloid leukemia
F)Pernicious anemia
G)Sickle cell anemia
H)Multiple myeloma
I)Erythroblastosis fetalis
J)Thalassemia

Question 43

Match each blood disorder to its description or symptoms.
A common and very serious cancer of plasma cells

A)Hemophilia
B)Acute lymphocytic leukemia
C)Polycythemia
D)Hemorrhagic anemia
E)Acute myeloid leukemia
F)Pernicious anemia
G)Sickle cell anemia
H)Multiple myeloma
I)Erythroblastosis fetalis
J)Thalassemia

Question 44

Match each of the following terms with its corresponding description or definition.
Another name for a red blood cell

A)Hemoglobin
B)Buffy coat
C)Plasma
D)Eosinophil
E)Basophil
F)Monocyte
G)Thrombocyte
H)Erythrocyte
I)Serum
J)Fibrin

Question 45

Match each blood disorder to its description or symptoms.
Condition caused by a lack of vitamin B₁₂

A)Hemophilia
B)Acute lymphocytic leukemia
C)Polycythemia
D)Hemorrhagic anemia
E)Acute myeloid leukemia
F)Pernicious anemia
G)Sickle cell anemia
H)Multiple myeloma
I)Erythroblastosis fetalis
J)Thalassemia

Question 46

Why is blood acidosis not really acidic?

Question 47

Many emergency rooms have a ready supply of type O^- blood. Explain why this is so.

Question 48

Match each blood disorder to its description or symptoms.
A type of inherited anemia that has major and minor forms and is usually found in people of Mediterranean descent

A)Hemophilia
B)Acute lymphocytic leukemia
C)Polycythemia
D)Hemorrhagic anemia
E)Acute myeloid leukemia
F)Pernicious anemia
G)Sickle cell anemia
H)Multiple myeloma
I)Erythroblastosis fetalis
J)Thalassemia

Question 49

Match each blood disorder to its description or symptoms.
An inherited blood clotting disorder that can be treated with the replacement of clotting factor VIII

A)Hemophilia
B)Acute lymphocytic leukemia
C)Polycythemia
D)Hemorrhagic anemia
E)Acute myeloid leukemia
F)Pernicious anemia
G)Sickle cell anemia
H)Multiple myeloma
I)Erythroblastosis fetalis
J)Thalassemia

Question 50

Match each of the following terms with its corresponding description or definition.
White blood cell that produces heparin and histamine

A)Hemoglobin
B)Buffy coat
C)Plasma
D)Eosinophil
E)Basophil
F)Monocyte
G)Thrombocyte
H)Erythrocyte
I)Serum
J)Fibrin

Question 51

Match each blood disorder to its description or symptoms.
A type of anemia caused by severe bleeding

A)Hemophilia
B)Acute lymphocytic leukemia
C)Polycythemia
D)Hemorrhagic anemia
E)Acute myeloid leukemia
F)Pernicious anemia
G)Sickle cell anemia
H)Multiple myeloma
I)Erythroblastosis fetalis
J)Thalassemia

Question 52

Match each blood disorder to its description or symptoms.
The most common form of acute leukemia in adults

A)Hemophilia
B)Acute lymphocytic leukemia
C)Polycythemia
D)Hemorrhagic anemia
E)Acute myeloid leukemia
F)Pernicious anemia
G)Sickle cell anemia
H)Multiple myeloma
I)Erythroblastosis fetalis
J)Thalassemia

Question 53

Match each blood disorder to its description or symptoms.
Blood disorder characterized by a dramatic increase in the number of red blood cells

A)Hemophilia
B)Acute lymphocytic leukemia
C)Polycythemia
D)Hemorrhagic anemia
E)Acute myeloid leukemia
F)Pernicious anemia
G)Sickle cell anemia
H)Multiple myeloma
I)Erythroblastosis fetalis
J)Thalassemia

Question 54

Match each of the following terms with its corresponding description or definition.
An important protein in blood clot formation

A)Hemoglobin
B)Buffy coat
C)Plasma
D)Eosinophil
E)Basophil
F)Monocyte
G)Thrombocyte
H)Erythrocyte
I)Serum
J)Fibrin

Question 55

List the four major blood types and explain the types of antigen and antibodies in each type.

Question 56

Match each of the following terms with its corresponding description or definition.
The specialized red pigment found in red blood cells

A)Hemoglobin
B)Buffy coat
C)Plasma
D)Eosinophil
E)Basophil
F)Monocyte
G)Thrombocyte
H)Erythrocyte
I)Serum
J)Fibrin

Question 57

Match each of the following terms with its corresponding description or definition.
White blood cell that protects against parasitic worms

A)Hemoglobin
B)Buffy coat
C)Plasma
D)Eosinophil
E)Basophil
F)Monocyte
G)Thrombocyte
H)Erythrocyte
I)Serum
J)Fibrin

Question 58

Match each blood disorder to its description or symptoms.
Most common form of blood cancer in children between the ages of 3 and 7

A)Hemophilia
B)Acute lymphocytic leukemia
C)Polycythemia
D)Hemorrhagic anemia
E)Acute myeloid leukemia
F)Pernicious anemia
G)Sickle cell anemia
H)Multiple myeloma
I)Erythroblastosis fetalis
J)Thalassemia

Question 59

Match each blood disorder to its description or symptoms.
Inherited anemia caused by the presence of an abnormal type of hemoglobin called hemoglobin S

A)Hemophilia
B)Acute lymphocytic leukemia
C)Polycythemia
D)Hemorrhagic anemia
E)Acute myeloid leukemia
F)Pernicious anemia
G)Sickle cell anemia
H)Multiple myeloma
I)Erythroblastosis fetalis
J)Thalassemia

Question 60

Match each of the following terms with its corresponding description or definition.
Another name for platelets

A)Hemoglobin
B)Buffy coat
C)Plasma
D)Eosinophil
E)Basophil
F)Monocyte
G)Thrombocyte
H)Erythrocyte
I)Serum
J)Fibrin

Question 61

Explain the treatments for pernicious and iron-deficiency anemia.

Question 62

Blood is composed of plasma and formed elements.

Question 63

List and briefly describe the four types of leukemia discussed in the chapter.

Question 64

A patient was being treated for a heart attack caused by a blood clot. Both heparin and tissue plasminogen activator were administered to the patient during the 4-day hospital stay. When were each of these drugs used, and what is the function of each?

Question 65

Explain the process of blood clot formation.

Question 66

What is the INR, and what is its use?

Question 67

Describe thalassemia.

Question 68

What is multiple myeloma?

Question 69

In whole blood, there is a greater volume of formed elements than of plasma.

Question 70

Describe a microcytic, hyperchromic red blood cell.

Question 71

What is polycythemia, and what are some possible treatments?

Question 72

Describe sickle cell anemia.

Question 73

Explain the difference between agglutination resulting from blood type incompatibility and a blood clot formed as the result of an injury.

Question 74

Describe the structure of the red blood cell, and explain how its structure assists in accomplishing its function.

Question 75

Name and explain the function of the three granulocytes.

Question 76

What are the functions of the B and T lymphocytes?

Question 77

A woman who is pregnant with her second child is concerned about her baby developing erythroblastosis fetalis. She is Rh positive, her husband is Rh negative, and she did not receive RhoGAM after her first baby. Does she need to be concerned? Why or why not?

Question 78

Explain hemophilia, its cause, and traditional treatment methods. Why are new treatments being explored?

Question 79

What is thrombocytopenia, and what are some treatments for this condition?

Question 80

What are the major proteins found in plasma, and what is the function of each?