A&P Chapter 10

Normal whole blood contains _________ g of hemoglobin per 100 mL.

The matrix of blood is called:

Which of the following is a blood clotting disorder:

The most common type of blood in the US population is:

Which one of the following is NOT a physical characteristic of blood:

Erthroytes:

Excessive erythrocytes result in:

The type of leukocytes that become macrophages in the tissue are:

In a centrifuged blood sample, the buffy coat between the formed elements and the plasma contains:

Compatibility testing for agglutination of donor RBC's by the recipients' serum is called:

Treatment of hemophilia often involves:

There are an average of _________ WBCs per cubic millimeter of whole blood.

Which type of leukocyte contains heparin, an anticoagulant:

A substance that stimulates the immune system to release antibodies:

Blood normally clots in approximately:

ABO blood groups are based on the presence of:

Severe shock occurs with blood loss of:

The universal recipient has blood type:

Which blood type(s) can a person with blood type O receive:

Megakaryocytes pinch off anucleate fragments called:

The most numerous white blood cells are the:

The ion essential for blood clotting is:

Which of the following is not a type of red blood cell disorder?

A clot that breaks away from a vessel wall and circulates freely within the bloodstream is called a(n):

The organ largely responsible for the synthesis of clotting factors is the:

Which one of the following does NOT describe blood plasma:

Which one of the following groups consist of granulocytes:

Bleeding disorders often result from a lack of which one of the following vitamins:

Which of the chemical is released to bring about vasoconstriction during the vascular spasm phase of hemostasis:

The type of leukocytes that would increase rapidly during allergy attacks and infections of parasitic worms are:

The process whereby the binding of antibodies to antigens causes RBCs to clump is called:

Platelets are fragments of multinucleate cells called:

Blood cell formation is called _________ and occurs in red bone marrow.

The average functional lifespan of an RBC is:

Which of these blood types carries no antigens:

Which antigen(s) does type AB blood contain:

Anemias appearing in old age result from all of the following EXCEPT:

A _________ clot is formed during the process of hemostasis.

The hormone that regulates the rate of erythrocyte production is called:

The immune serum used to prevent maternal sensitization to Rh antigens is:

Blood cell formation in adults occurs in all of the following EXCEPT the:

Which one of the following is NOT true of WBCs:

An immature RBC is called a:

Prothrombin activator coverts prothrombin to:

The series of reactions that stop blood flow following a cut is called:

Which one of the following represents the proper sequence of hemostasis:

Which one of the following formed elements is the most abundant:

The volume of erythrocytes within a given volume of whole blood, expressed as a percentage, is _________.

The iron-containing protein found in RBCs that transports the majority of oxygen carried in the blood is _________.

The condition in which fetal RBCs are destroyed faster than the infant liver can rid the body of the breakdown products of hemoglobin is called _________.

The movement of WBCs to areas of inflammation in response to chemical mediators is called _________.

The rarest blood type in the United States is type _________.

An abnormal elevation of WBCs above the normal count of 11,000 cells/mm^3 is called _________.

White blood cells are also called _________.

The plasma protein that contributes to the osmotic pressure of blood is _________.

The process by which bleeding is stopped is called _________.

Blood type A carries the _________ antigen.

A decrease in the blood's ability to transport oxygen is called _________.

The process by which WBCs are able to easily slip in and out of blood vessels is called _________.

If you carry the Rh antigen, you are referred to as Rh _________.

A thrombus that has broken away from a vessel wall and is freely floating in the bloodstream is called an _________.

Hereditary bleeding disorders that result from lack of clotting factors are referred to as _________.

An insufficiency of circulating platelets is called _________.

The red blood cell disorder caused by life at a high altitude is called _________.

Substances that the body recognizes as foreign are called _________.

The blood type referred to as the universal donor is called type _________.