Question 1

The clumping of red blood cells following a blood transfusion is ________.

Accepted Answer

agglutination

Question 2

The fluid that is left when all clotting factors are removed from plasma is called ________.

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Question 3

The white blood cells called ________ release substances such as histamine, which promotes inflammation, and heparin, which is an anticoagulant.

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Question 4

Bloodletting for the purpose of reducing the thickness of a person's blood is known as ________ phlebotomy.

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Question 5

Which of the following patients is most likely to have thalassemia?

Accepted Answer

A)   A patient of Mediterranean descent
B)   A native American
C)   A Latino American
D)   A Caucasian male
E)   A Caucasian femaleF) None of the above
G) A) and B)

Question 6

The most likely result of agglutination following a blood transfusion is ____.

Accepted Answer

A)   cerebrovascular accident
B)   severe anemia
C)   pulmonary embolism
D)   myocardial infarction
E)   polycythemia veraF) C) and E)
G) A) and B) B

Question 7

Monocytes and lymphocytes do not have granules in their cytoplasm and are two types of ________.

Accepted Answer

agranulocytes

Question 8

Which of the following is considered a normal WBC count?

Accepted Answer

A)   2,600 cells
B)   3,800 cells
C)   6,700 cells
D)   11,200 cells
E)   12,300 cellsF) B) and C)
G) A) and C)

Question 9

Which of the following populations is most affected by sickle cell anemia?

Accepted Answer

A)   Caucasians
B)   Asians
C)   African Americans
D)   Latino Americans
E)   Native AmericansF) None of the above
G) C) and E)

Question 10

A white blood cell count that is below normal is called ________.

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Question 11

Erythroblastosis fetalis is prevented by giving an Rh-negative woman the drug ________, which prevents an Rh-negative mother from making antibodies against the Rh antigen.

Accepted Answer

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Question 12

Which of these WBCs release histamine and heparin and promote inflammation?

Accepted Answer

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

Question 13

You will recognize that a patient's infection has existed for about 2 weeks if the WBC differential shows ____.

Accepted Answer

A)   elevated eosinophils
B)   elevated monocytes
C)   elevated neutrophils
D)   decreased basophils
E)   decreased neutrophilsF) A) and E)
G) All of the above

Question 14

Some WBCs leave the blood vessels by a mechanism called ____.

Accepted Answer

A)   osmosis
B)   diffusion
C)   diapedesis
D)   osmotic pressure
E)   filtrationF) None of the above
G) All of the above

Question 15

Fibrinogen is a plasma protein that ____.

Accepted Answer

A)   pulls water into the blood
B)   transports lipids
C)   aids in blood clotting
D)   transports some vitamins
E)   maintains the blood pressureF) C) and D)
G) B) and E)

Question 16

People with which blood type are universal donors?

Accepted Answer

A)   Rh-positive
B)   Rh-negative
C)   B
D)   AB
E)   OF) B) and D)
G) A) and E)

Question 17

About how much blood does the average adult body contain?

Accepted Answer

A)   1 to 2 liters
B)   2 to 4 liters
C)   4 to 6 liters
D)   6 to 8 liters
E)   8 to 10 litersF) None of the above
G) A) and C)

Question 18

The second Rh-positive child born to an Rh-negative mother may develop a condition called ________ if the mother is not given the drug RhoGAM to prevent her from making antibodies against the Rh antigen.

Accepted Answer

erythrobla...

Question 19

The production of RBCs in the blood is controlled by which hormone?

Accepted Answer

A)   Thyroxin
B)   Oxyhemoglobin
C)   Cortisol
D)   Erythropoietin
E)   OxytocinF) A) and B)
G) A) and C)

Question 20

Globulins are plasma proteins that ____.

Accepted Answer

A)   pull water into the blood
B)   transport lipids and some vitamins
C)   aid in blood clotting
D)   maintain the blood pressure
E)   help control bleedingF) B) and E)
G) A) and E)

Exam 27: The Blood

The clumping of red blood cells following a blood transfusion is ________.

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The fluid that is left when all clotting factors are removed from plasma is called ________.

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The white blood cells called ________ release substances such as histamine, which promotes inflammation, and heparin, which is an anticoagulant.

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Bloodletting for the purpose of reducing the thickness of a person's blood is known as ________ phlebotomy.

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Which of the following patients is most likely to have thalassemia?

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The most likely result of agglutination following a blood transfusion is ____.

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Monocytes and lymphocytes do not have granules in their cytoplasm and are two types of ________.

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Which of the following is considered a normal WBC count?

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Which of the following populations is most affected by sickle cell anemia?

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A white blood cell count that is below normal is called ________.

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Erythroblastosis fetalis is prevented by giving an Rh-negative woman the drug ________, which prevents an Rh-negative mother from making antibodies against the Rh antigen.

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Which of these WBCs release histamine and heparin and promote inflammation?

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You will recognize that a patient's infection has existed for about 2 weeks if the WBC differential shows ____.

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Some WBCs leave the blood vessels by a mechanism called ____.

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Fibrinogen is a plasma protein that ____.

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People with which blood type are universal donors?

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About how much blood does the average adult body contain?

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The second Rh-positive child born to an Rh-negative mother may develop a condition called ________ if the mother is not given the drug RhoGAM to prevent her from making antibodies against the Rh antigen.

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The production of RBCs in the blood is controlled by which hormone?

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