Deck 18: The Cardiovascular System: the Blood

Question 1

The hematocrit is composed of

A) WBC.
B) platelets.
C) RBC.
D) plasma.
E) proteins.

Answer 1

C

Question 2

Which of the following provides immune responses?

A) eosinophil
B) macrophage
C) lymphocyte
D) basophil
E) platelet

Answer 2

C

Question 3

Which of the following is NOT an agranular leukocyte?

A) monocytes
B) macrophage
C) lymphocyte
D) basophil
E) All of these answer choices are correct.

Answer 3

D

Question 4

Which of the following destroys antigen-antibody complexes?

A) eosinophil
B) monocyte
C) lymphocyte
D) basophil
E) neutrophil

Question 5

This hormone stimulates proliferation of red blood cells in red bone marrow.

A) EPO
B) TPO
C) human growth hormone
D) calcitonin
E) follicle stimulating hormone

Question 6

Which of the following is NOT a component of blood?

A) blood plasma
B) formed elements
C) carbon dioxide
D) platelets
E) white blood cells

Question 7

A hematocrit measures

A) percentage of RBC in packed blood.
B) percentage of WBC in packed blood.
C) percentage of platelets in packed blood.
D) both percentage of RBC in packed blood and percentage of WBC in packed blood.
E) All of these answer choices are correct.

Question 8

How much of blood plasma is water (approximately)?

A) 95%
B) 91%
C) 88%
D) 80%
E) 50%

Question 9

Which of the following reduces blood loss?

A) erythrocyte
B) platelet
C) lymphocyte
D) basophil
E) neutrophil

Question 10

Which is NOT a major function of the blood?

A) transportation of nutrients
B) regulation of blood pH
C) protection against disease infection
D) transportation of heat
E) production of oxygen

Question 11

A megakaryoblast will develop into

A) a red blood cell.
B) a white blood cell.
C) a platelet.
D) both white a blood cell and platelet.
E) All of these answer choices are choices.

Question 12

Which of the following promotes inflammation?

A) eosinophil
B) monocyte
C) lymphocyte
D) basophil
E) neutrophil

Question 13

The normal pH range for blood is

A) 7.35-8.5.
B) 7.35-9.45.
C) 6.35-7.35.
D) 6.35-9.35.
E) 7.35-7.45.

Question 14

Which of the following is a phagocyte?

A) monocytes
B) platelet
C) lymphocyte
D) basophil
E) mast cell

Question 15

A red blood cell's function is

A) nutrient transport.
B) cytokine stimulation.
C) blood cell proliferation.
D) gas transport.
E) disease resistance.

Question 16

Which of the following plasma proteins plays a role in disease resistance?

A) albumins
B) globulins
C) fibrinogens
D) myoglobin
E) hemoglobin

Question 17

Which of the following is NOT released by mast cells?

A) heparin
B) histamine
C) nitric oxide
D) protease
E) All of these answer choices are correct.

Question 18

The process of a white blood cell squeezing between cells to exit the blood vessel is called ___.

A) emigration
B) wandering
C) adhesion
D) hempoiesis
E) phagocytosis

Question 19

The normal average temperature of blood is around

A) 98.6°F.
B) 100.4°F.
C) 90.8°F.
D) 89.6°F.
E) 101.6°F.

Question 20

The process by which formed elements of the blood develop is called ___.

A) hematocritation
B) hemopoiesis
C) albumin genesis
D) immunology
E) None of these answer choices are correct.

Question 21

In the figure, which cell is a white blood cell?

A) A
B) B
C) C
D) both B and C
E) All of these answer choices are correct.

Question 22

Once ___ is formed, the intrinsic and extrinsic pathways are identical.

A) thromboplastin
B) prothrombinase
C) fibrinogen
D) fibrin
E) calcium

Question 23

List the three stages of blood clotting in sequential order of activation.

Question 24

What antigens does a person have on their RBC if their plasma has antibody A?

A) A
B) B
C) O
D) A and B
E) no antigens

Question 25

On a differential white blood cell count, Ezra is found to have 85 percent neutrophils and an elevated number of bands (band cells). What is the most likely cause of Ezra's high neutrophil count? What benefits are being provided by all these neutrophils? What is the significance of the bands (band cells)?

Question 26

What is this figure demonstrating?

A) erythropoiesis
B) RBC differentiation
C) emigration
D) clot formation
E) clot retraction

Question 27

What antibodies does a person with type O blood have in their plasma?

A) A
B) B
C) A and B
D) no antibodies
E) not enough information to answer this question

Question 28

Describe the negative feedback loop that controls the rate of erythropoiesis. Under what circumstances would you expect the rate of erythropoiesis to be increased? How would it be possible to tell if the rate of erythropoiesis is elevated?

Question 29

This hormone causes the development of megakaryoblasts.

A) erythropoietin
B) thrombopoietin
C) mitric oxide
D) human growth hormone
E) heparin

Question 30

Which of the following cells will increase the number of nuclear lobes as they age?

A) A
B) B
C) C
D) D
E) E

Question 31

Which cell is the myeloid stem cell?

A) A
B) B
C) C
D) D
E) G

Question 32

Which one is the pluripotent stem cell?

A) A
B) B
C) C
D) D
E) G

Question 33

Considering Rh blood types, which of the following situations could result in maternal antibodies attacking the fetus?

A) mom is Rh negative and fetus is Rh negative
B) mom is Rh negative and fetus is Rh positive
C) mom is Rh positive and fetus is Rh negative
D) mom is Rh positive and fetus is Rh positive

Question 34

Which of the following cells will develop into macrophages?

A) A
B) B
C) C
D) D
E) E

Question 35

Which cell is the reticulocyte?

A) D
B) G
C) E
D) H
E) F

Question 36

Which methods provide hemostasis?

A) vascular spasm, clotting, polycythemia
B) hemolysis, vascular spasm, platelet plug formation
C) emigration, clotting, hemolysis
D) platelet plug formation, vascular spasm, clotting
E) anemia, hemogenesis, platelet plug formation

Question 37

Which of the following is an anticoagulant?

A) heparin
B) fibrinogen
C) protease
D) prostacyclin
E) plasmin

Question 38

What does this figure represent?

A) erythropoiesis
B) RBC differentiation
C) emigration
D) clot formation
E) clot retraction

Question 39

Which of the following cells is normally classified as small or large?

A) A
B) B
C) C
D) D
E) E

Question 40

List and briefly describe the functions of blood.