Question 1

Which of the following is not a function of blood?

Accepted Answer

A)   Transports a variety of nutrients
B)   Helps to stabilize the pH of extracellular fluids
C)   Participates in the initiation of blood clotting
D)   Produces plasma hormones
E)   Helps to regulate body temperatureF) All of the above
G) B) and E)

Question 2

Most oxygen is transported in the blood bound to __________.

Accepted Answer

A)   the plasma membrane of erythrocytes
B)   alpha chains in hemoglobin
C)   beta chains in hemoglobin
D)   delta chains in hemoglobin
E)   heme groups in hemoglobinF) None of the above
G) C) and D)

Question 3

The universal donor of RBCs,but not necessarily plasma,is blood type __________.

Accepted Answer

A)   AB,Rh-negative
B)   AB,Rh-positive
C)   O,Rh-negative
D)   O,Rh-positive
E)   ABO,Rh-negativeF) All of the above
G) C) and E)

Question 4

When a clot is no longer needed,fibrin is dissolved by __________.

Accepted Answer

A)   prothrombin
B)   thromboplastin
C)   kallikrein
D)   plasmin
E)   platelet-derived growth factorF) B) and E)
G) None of the above

Question 5

Where are most clotting factors synthesized in the body?

Accepted Answer

A)   Spleen
B)   Red bone marrow
C)   Perivascular tissue
D)   Kidneys
E)   LiverF) B) and D)
G) C) and D)

Question 6

A person with type AB blood has __________ RBC antigen(s) .

Accepted Answer

A)   no
B)   anti-A and anti-B
C)   anti-A
D)   anti-B
E)   A and BF) B) and C)
G) C) and E)

Question 7

Blood clots in the limbs put a patient most at risk for __________.

Accepted Answer

A)   hemophilia
B)   pulmonary embolism
C)   thrombocytopenia
D)   disseminated intravascular coagulation (DI
C)  
E)   septicemiaF) B) and C)
G) B) and E)

Question 8

Which of the following is not contained in the buffy coat?

Accepted Answer

A)   Lymphocytes
B)   Granulocytes
C)   Erythrocytes
D)   Agranulocytes
E)   PlateletsF) C) and D)
G) D) and E)

Question 9

During coagulation,which of the following is found in the extrinsic mechanism only?

Accepted Answer

A)   Calcium
B)   Prothrombin activator
C)   Prothrombin
D)   Thromboplastin
E)   ThrombinF) B) and D)
G) A) and E)

Question 10

Rh incompatibility between a sensitized Rh+ woman and an Rh- fetus can cause hemolytic disease of the newborn.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

Lymphoid hemopoiesis occurs mainly in the bone marrow.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

Which cells aid in the body's defense processes by secreting histamine and heparin?

Accepted Answer

A)   Eosinophils
B)   Basophils
C)   Neutrophils
D)   Platelets
E)   MonocytesF) B) and E)
G) A) and E)

Question 13

The liver stores excess iron in ferritin.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

The number of __________ typically increases in response to bacterial infections.

Accepted Answer

A)   basophils
B)   monocytes
C)   erythrocytes
D)   eosinophils
E)   neutrophilsF) B) and D)
G) B) and E)

Question 15

After a wound is sealed,tissue repair is followed by fibrinolysis.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

Some lymphocytes can survive as long as __________.

Accepted Answer

A)   days
B)   weeks
C)   months
D)   years
E)   decadesF) A) and E)
G) A) and D)

Question 17

What is the largest leukocyte that contains small cytoplasmic granules and typically a kidney- or horseshoe-shaped nucleus?

Accepted Answer

A)   Monocyte
B)   Lymphocyte
C)   Neutrophil
D)   Eosinophil
E)   BasophilF) All of the above
G) C) and D)

Question 18

Where in the body are hemopoietic stem cells found?

Accepted Answer

A)   Yellow bone marrow
B)   Thymus
C)   Red bone marrow
D)   Spleen
E)   LiverF) B) and D)
G) B) and C)

Question 19

What are the least abundant of the formed elements?

Accepted Answer

A)   Platelets
B)   Basophils
C)   Erythrocytes
D)   Neutrophils
E)   EosinophilsF) None of the above
G) B) and C)

Question 20

Erythrocytes transport oxygen and __________.

Accepted Answer

A)   defend the body against pathogens
B)   initiate blood clotting
C)   regulate erythropoiesis
D)   transport nutrients
E)   transport some carbon dioxideF) None of the above
G) All of the above

Exam 18: The Circulatory System: Blood

Lymphoid hemopoiesis occurs mainly in the bone marrow.

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During coagulation,which of the following is found in the extrinsic mechanism only?

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The liver stores excess iron in ferritin.

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What are the least abundant of the formed elements?

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Rh incompatibility between a sensitized Rh+ woman and an Rh- fetus can cause hemolytic disease of the newborn.

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A person with type AB blood has __________ RBC antigen(s) .

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Blood clots in the limbs put a patient most at risk for __________.

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The number of __________ typically increases in response to bacterial infections.

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Which of the following is not contained in the buffy coat?

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When a clot is no longer needed,fibrin is dissolved by __________.

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Which of the following is not a function of blood?

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Where in the body are hemopoietic stem cells found?

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Which cells aid in the body's defense processes by secreting histamine and heparin?

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Some lymphocytes can survive as long as __________.

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Erythrocytes transport oxygen and __________.

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What is the largest leukocyte that contains small cytoplasmic granules and typically a kidney- or horseshoe-shaped nucleus?

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The universal donor of RBCs,but not necessarily plasma,is blood type __________.

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Most oxygen is transported in the blood bound to __________.

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After a wound is sealed,tissue repair is followed by fibrinolysis.

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Where are most clotting factors synthesized in the body?

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