Question 1

What are the least abundant of the formed elements?

Accepted Answer

A)  Platelets
B)  Basophils
C)  Erythrocytes
D)  Neutrophils
E)  EosinophilsF) A) and E)
G) A) and D) B

Question 2

What would happen if all of the hemoglobin contained within the RBCs became free in the plasma?

Accepted Answer

A)  It would considerably increase blood oxygen carrying capacity.
B)  It would facilitate delivery of oxygen into tissues supplied by small capillaries.
C)  It would facilitate oxygen diffusion into cells distant from blood capillaries.
D)  It would significantly increase blood osmolarity.
E)  It would drastically increase osmotic colloid pressure.F) B) and D)
G) A) and B)

Question 3

Correction of hypoxemia is regulated by __________.

Accepted Answer

A)  a self-amplifying mechanism
B)  an enzymatic amplification
C)  a positive feedback loop
D)  a negative feedback loop
E)  a cascade effectF) All of the above
G) None of the above

Question 4

Which of the following proteins is not normally found in plasma?

Accepted Answer

A)  Albumin
B)  Hemoglobin
C)  Transferrin
D)  Prothrombin
E)  FibrinogenF) B) and D)
G) A) and B)

Question 5

Lymphoid hemopoiesis occurs mainly in the bone marrow.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

A person with type A blood can safely donate RBCs to someone of type __________ and can receive RBCs from someone of type __________.

Accepted Answer

A)  O; AB
B)  AB; O
C)  A; B
D)  B; A
E)  O; OF) A) and D)
G) B) and C) B

Question 7

A patient is diagnosed with leukocytosis if they have more than __________ WBCs/ μ\muμ L.

Accepted Answer

A)  100,000
B)  50,000
C)  10,000
D)  5,000
E)  1,000 F) C) and D)
G) A) and E)

Question 8

Tissues can become edematous (swollen) when which of the following occurs?

Accepted Answer

A)  Colloid osmotic pressure (COP)  is high.
B)  There is hyperproteinemia.
C)  The concentration of sodium and proteins in blood is high.
D)  The hematocrit is high.
E)  There is a dietary protein deficiency.F) A) and D)
G) B) and E)

Question 9

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) D) and E)
G) C) and D)

Question 10

Oxygen and carbon dioxide bind to different parts of hemoglobin.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

A patient is suffering from ketoacidosis caused by an unregulated high protein diet.Which function of the blood has been compromised?

Accepted Answer

A)  Stabilizing fluid distribution in the body
B)  Stabilizing the body's pH
C)  Protecting against microorganisms
D)  Transporting nutrients
E)  Transporting hormonesF) A) and E)
G) B) and D)

Question 12

Why are pregnant Rh- women given an injection of Rh immune globulin?

Accepted Answer

A)  Antibodies in the injection bind fetal RBC antigens so they cannot stimulate her immune system to produce anti-D antibodies.
B)  Antibodies in the injection bind fetal RBC antigens so they cannot stimulate her immune system to produce anti-A and anti-B antibodies.
C)  Antibodies in the injection bind fetal RBC antigens so they cannot stimulate her immune system to produce anti-A antibodies.
D)  Antibodies in the injection bind fetal RBC antigens so they cannot stimulate her immune system to produce anti-O antibodies.
E)  Antibodies in the injection bind fetal RBC antigens so they cannot stimulate her immune system to produce anti-B antibodies.F) B) and E)
G) C) and E)

Question 13

An increased erythropoietin (EPO) output by the kidneys would lead to all of the following except __________.

Accepted Answer

A)  increased hypoxemia
B)  increased blood osmolarity
C)  increased RBC production
D)  increased blood viscosity
E)  increased hematocritF) A) and D)
G) C) and D)

Question 14

Incompatibility of one person's blood with another results from the action of plasma antibodies against the RBCs' antigens.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

Which of the following would not lead to polycythemia?

Accepted Answer

A)  Cancer of the erythropoietic line of the red bone marrow
B)  Iron deficiency
C)  Dehydration
D)  Emphysema
E)  Excessive aerobic exerciseF) A) and B)
G) A) and C)

Question 16

Most strokes and heart attacks are caused by the abnormal clotting of blood in an unbroken vessel.Moreover,a piece of the __________ (clot) may break loose and begin to travel in the bloodstream as a(n) __________.

Accepted Answer

A)  thrombus; embolus
B)  embolism; thrombus
C)  plaque; thrombus
D)  thrombosis; plaque
E)  plaque; embolusF) A) and C)
G) D) and E) A

Question 17

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) A) and E)
G) A) and D)

Question 18

Leukopoiesis begins with the differentiation of __________.

Accepted Answer

A)  pluripotent stem cells
B)  precursor cells
C)  colony-forming units
D)  myeloblasts
E)  lymphoblastsF) A) and D)
G) B) and D)

Question 19

Lymphocytes secrete antibodies,coordinate action of other immune cells,and serve in immune memory.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

A woman's first pregnancy is normal but her second pregnancy results in hemolytic disease of the newborn (HDN) .The second child needed a transfusion to completely replace the agglutinating blood.The mother is most likely type __________ and both children are most likely __________.

Accepted Answer

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

Exam 18: The Circulatory System: Blood

What are the least abundant of the formed elements?

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What would happen if all of the hemoglobin contained within the RBCs became free in the plasma?

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Correction of hypoxemia is regulated by __________.

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Which of the following proteins is not normally found in plasma?

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Lymphoid hemopoiesis occurs mainly in the bone marrow.

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A person with type A blood can safely donate RBCs to someone of type __________ and can receive RBCs from someone of type __________.

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A patient is diagnosed with leukocytosis if they have more than __________ WBCs/ μ\muμ L.

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Tissues can become edematous (swollen) when which of the following occurs?

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Where in the body are hemopoietic stem cells found?

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Oxygen and carbon dioxide bind to different parts of hemoglobin.

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A patient is suffering from ketoacidosis caused by an unregulated high protein diet.Which function of the blood has been compromised?

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Why are pregnant Rh- women given an injection of Rh immune globulin?

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An increased erythropoietin (EPO) output by the kidneys would lead to all of the following except __________.

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Incompatibility of one person's blood with another results from the action of plasma antibodies against the RBCs' antigens.

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Which of the following would not lead to polycythemia?

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Most strokes and heart attacks are caused by the abnormal clotting of blood in an unbroken vessel.Moreover,a piece of the __________ (clot) may break loose and begin to travel in the bloodstream as a(n) __________.

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

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Leukopoiesis begins with the differentiation of __________.

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Lymphocytes secrete antibodies,coordinate action of other immune cells,and serve in immune memory.

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A woman's first pregnancy is normal but her second pregnancy results in hemolytic disease of the newborn (HDN) .The second child needed a transfusion to completely replace the agglutinating blood.The mother is most likely type __________ and both children are most likely __________.

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