Question 1

&#8203;Megakaryoblasts mature into ____.&#10;A) &#8203;lymphocytes&#10;B) &#8203;platelets&#10;C) &#8203;erythrocytes&#10;D) &#8203;eosinophils

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Megakaryoblasts mature into platelets.

Question 2

&#8203;Approximately one third of the erythrocyte cell volume is composed of ____.&#10;A) &#8203;globulins&#10;B) &#8203;albumin&#10;C) &#8203;hemoglobin&#10;D) &#8203;fibrinogen

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Hemoglobin is the protein that gives red blood cells their color and is also responsible for carrying oxygen to the body's tissues. It makes up approximately one third of the erythrocyte cell volume.

Question 3

&#8203;The term ____ means eating cells.&#10;A) &#8203;phagocytosis&#10;B) &#8203;thrombosis&#10;C) &#8203;embolism&#10;D) &#8203;syneresis

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The term for eating cells is "phagocytosis." Thrombosis refers to blood clotting, embolism refers to a blockage of blood vessels, and syneresis refers to the separation of liquid from a gel-like substance.

Question 4

Blood plasma without clotting factors is called ____.&#8203;&#10;A) &#8203;thrombin&#10;B) &#8203;fibrin&#10;C) &#8203;thromboplastin&#10;D) &#8203;serum

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Unclotted blood plasma without clotting factors is called serum.

Question 5

&#8203;Chemical secretions from ____ attack some worm parasites in the body.&#10;A) &#8203;neutrophils&#10;B) &#8203;eosinophils&#10;C) &#8203;lymphocytes&#10;D) &#8203;monocytes

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Eosinophils secrete chemical substances like major basic proteins and eosinophil cationic protein that attack worm parasites in the body. Neutrophils, lymphocytes, and monocytes play a different role in the immune response.

Question 6

Thrombin forms the threads of a blood clot, which enmesh the blood cells and platelets seeping from the wound.&#8203;

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Thrombin is an enzyme that converts fibrinogen to fibrin, which forms the threads of a blood clot.

Question 7

&#8203;The most numerous white blood cell type are the ____, which comprise 60-70% of all white blood cells.&#10;A) &#8203;eosinophils&#10;B) &#8203;basophils&#10;C) &#8203;lymphocytes&#10;D) &#8203;neutrophils

Accepted Answer

Neutrophils comprise 60-70% of all white blood cells.

Question 8

Antibodies are produced by ____.&#8203;&#10;A) &#8203;lymphocytes&#10;B) &#8203;monocytes&#10;C) &#8203;basophils&#10;D) &#8203;eosinophils

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Antibodies are produced by lymphocytes, specifically B cells. Monocytes, basophils, and eosinophils are all types of white blood cells, but they do not produce antibodies.

Question 9

&#8203;After ____ leave the blood and enter tissues, they increase in size and are called macrophages.&#10;A) &#8203;neutrophils&#10;B) &#8203;eosinophils&#10;C) &#8203;lymphocytes&#10;D) &#8203;monocytes

Accepted Answer

Monocytes are the largest type of white blood cell and can differentiate into macrophages once they enter tissues. Neutrophils, eosinophils, and lymphocytes do not typically differentiate into macrophages.

Question 10

&#8203;Red blood cells make up about ____% of the volume of blood cells.&#10;A) &#8203;95&#10;B) &#8203;50&#10;C) &#8203;35&#10;D) &#8203;75

Accepted Answer

Red blood cells make up about 95% of the volume of blood cells, as they are the most abundant cell type in the blood.

Question 11

&#8203;The normal pH of blood is at 7.35 to 7.45.

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Question 12

&#8203;Plasma accounts for about 55% of blood.

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Question 13

&#8203;Smoking increases ____ levels in the blood, thus increasing the possibility of unwanted clotting.&#10;A) &#8203;albumin&#10;B) &#8203;hemoglobin&#10;C) &#8203;fibrinogen&#10;D) &#8203;thrombin

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Question 14

&#8203;Heparin, histamine, and serotonin are secreted by ____.&#10;A) &#8203;monocytes&#10;B) &#8203;basophils&#10;C) &#8203;macrophages&#10;D) &#8203;eosinophils

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Question 15

&#8203;Hematopoiesis occurs in the ____.&#10;A) &#8203;kidney&#10;B) &#8203;bone marrow&#10;C) &#8203;liver&#10;D) &#8203;pancreas

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Question 16

The conversion of fibrinogen into fibrin is catalyzed by ____.&#8203;&#10;A) &#8203;albumin&#10;B) &#8203;hemoglobin&#10;C) &#8203;prothrombin&#10;D) &#8203;thrombin

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Question 17

Hemoglobin has five iron atoms that combine with oxygen gas in the lungs.&#8203;

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Question 18

&#8203;Red blood cells pick up ____ in the lungs, and transport it via the blood to all cells of the body.&#10;A) &#8203;carbon dioxide&#10;B) &#8203;albumin&#10;C) &#8203;oxygen&#10;D) &#8203;proteins

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Question 19

Clot retraction is called ____.&#8203;&#10;A) &#8203;embolism&#10;B) &#8203;syneresis&#10;C) &#8203;thrombosis&#10;D) &#8203;eosinophilia

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Question 20

Sickle-cell anemia is a hereditary disease in which leukocytes have an abnormal sickle shape due to abnormal hemoglobin.&#8203;

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Question 21

&#8203;An excessive amount of red blood cells can cause ____.&#10;A) &#8203;anemia&#10;B) &#8203;erythrocytosis&#10;C) &#8203;thalassemia&#10;D) &#8203;thrombocytopenia

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Question 22

White blood cells as a group are called ____.&#8203;&#10;A) &#8203;erythrocytes&#10;B) &#8203;lymphocytes&#10;C) &#8203;basophils&#10;D) &#8203;leukocytes

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Question 23

When an Rh-negative mother carries her second Rh-positive baby, anti-Rh antibodies can cross through the placenta and destroy the child's red blood cells, a condition called ____________________.&#8203;

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Question 24

&#8203;An inherited form of anemia in which erythrocytes rupture or are destroyed at a faster rate than normal is known as ____.&#10;A) &#8203;thalassemia&#10;B) &#8203;septicemia&#10;C) &#8203;hemolytic anemia&#10;D) &#8203;malaria

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Question 25

&#8203;One example of granular leukocytes are ____.&#10;A) &#8203;lymphocytes&#10;B) &#8203;basophils&#10;C) &#8203;monocytes&#10;D) &#8203;erythrocytes

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Question 26

&#8203;The serious decrease in the number of thrombocytes or blood platelets is a condition known as ____.&#10;A) &#8203;leukemia&#10;B) &#8203;thrombocytopenia&#10;C) &#8203;erythrocytosis&#10;D) &#8203;mononucleosis

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Question 27

&#8203;An example of an agranular leukocyte is a(n) ____.&#10;A) &#8203;neutrophil&#10;B) &#8203;eosinophil&#10;C) &#8203;basophil&#10;D) &#8203;monocyte

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Question 28

&#8203;An abnormal production of white blood cells is associated with a type of cancer called ____.&#10;A) &#8203;leukemia&#10;B) &#8203;hemophilia&#10;C) &#8203;anemia&#10;D) &#8203;thalassemia

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Question 29

The genetically inherited clotting disorder ____ is associated with the expression of a recessive gene on the X chromosome.&#8203;&#10;A) &#8203;leukemia&#10;B) &#8203;hemophilia&#10;C) &#8203;anemia&#10;D) &#8203;thalassemia

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Question 30

&#8203;The fluid part of the blood is called ____________________.

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Question 31

A blood clot that forms in a vessel supplying the heart is called a(n) ____________________.

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Question 32

Agglutination of RBCs is the result of a transfusion reaction caused by ____ blood.&#8203;&#10;A) &#8203;familial&#10;B) &#8203;contaminated&#10;C) &#8203;frozen&#10;D) &#8203;mismatched

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Question 33

Prothrombin activator, with the assistance of ____ ions, converts prothrombin to thrombin.&#8203;&#10;A) &#8203;calcium&#10;B) &#8203;potassium&#10;C) &#8203;sodium&#10;D) &#8203;chloride

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The answer of Prothrombin activator, with the assistance of ____...

Question 34

The Rh blood group consists of those individuals with the ____ antigen, the first identified and studied.&#8203;&#10;A) &#8203;A&#10;B) &#8203;B&#10;C) &#8203;O&#10;D) &#8203;D

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Question 35

&#8203;A cholesterol-containing mass that adheres to the smooth walls of blood vessels is called a(n) ____.&#10;A) &#8203;plaque&#10;B) &#8203;clot&#10;C) &#8203;embolism&#10;D) &#8203;embolus

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Question 36

A reduction in the amount of oxygen that red blood cells can transport is a condition known as ____________________.&#8203;

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Question 37

&#8203;Blood poisoning is also known as ____.&#10;A) &#8203;anemia&#10;B) &#8203;thalassemia&#10;C) &#8203;septicemia&#10;D) &#8203;leukemia

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Question 38

Ninety-one percent of plasma is ____________________.&#8203;

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Question 39

&#8203;A piece of a blood clot that dislodges and is transported by the bloodstream is called a(n) ____.&#10;A) &#8203;embolus&#10;B) &#8203;thrombus&#10;C) &#8203;infarction&#10;D) &#8203;stroke

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Question 40

&#8203;Clotting in an unbroken blood vessel is called ____.&#10;A) &#8203;embolus&#10;B) &#8203;clotting&#10;C) &#8203;thrombosis&#10;D) &#8203;embolism

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Question 41

Matching&#10;&#8203;Match the description with the corresponding term.&#10;a.&#8203;erythrocytes&#10;b.&#8203;leukocytes&#10;c.&#8203;hematopoiesis&#10;d.&#8203;agglutination&#10;e.&#8203;syneresis&#10;f.&#8203;red bone marrow&#10;g.&#8203;fibrinolysis&#10;h.&#8203;stem cells&#10;i.&#8203;phagocytosis&#10;j.fibrin&#10;&#8203;clumping of RBCs

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