Chapter 16 Blood

A person with an extremely high count of neutrophils is likely suffering ________. a. a viral infection b. polycythemia c. anemia d. a bacterial infection

Which of the following would provide no benefit to a person suffering any one of the various types of anemia? a. supplemental bilirubin injection b. supplemental oxygen delivered by mask c. blood transfusion d. treatment with synthetic erythropoietin

A person exhibiting suppression of immunity, clotting disorder as well as low oxygen carrying capacity is likely suffering which of the following? a. aplastic anemia b. iron deficiency anemia c. pernicious anemia d. hemorrhagic anemia

Loss of fibrinogen within the plasma would most likely cause which of the following? a. edema (swelling) b. loss of blood clotting c. palor (pale skin) d. fever and pain

With a patient that is administered an injection of erythropoietin (EPO) you would expect to see ________. a. increased hematocrit b. decreased WBC count c. decreased hematocrit d. increased WBC count

With a patient administered an injection of colony stimulating factor (CSF) you would expect to see _______________. a. decreased WBC count b. increased WBC count c. increased hematocrit d. decreased hematocrit

Higher viscosity of blood will increase the amount of stress placed on the heart while it is pumping. Viscosity of blood is the highest when _____________. a. hematocrit is highest b. hemoglobin levels are lowest c. HbA1C levels are lowest d. plasma levels are highest

People that have a single allele (gene copy) for sickle cell anemia are typically not sick from the disease (they are considered carriers). These people will more often live in the malaria belt of sub-Saharan Africa. The most likely explanation for this is ___________. a. sickle cell trait is passed on to the biting mosquitoes as malaria b. people with sickle cell trait have a better chance of surviving malaria c. the tropical climate attracts people with sickle cell trait d. malaria is a cause of sickle cell trait

A mismatch of blood types during a transfusion is dangerous because __________. a. antibodies in the donor's plasma will attack the recipients cells b. preformed antibodies in the recipient's blood will cause agglutination (clumping) c. clotting factors in the donor's blood will cause thrombi d. white blood cells from the donor's blood will cause inflamation

Which two factors below make rapid and substantial blood loss life threatening? a. loss of clotting ability and osmotic pressure b. loss of blood pressure and O2 carrying capacity c. loss of immunity and CO2 carrying capacity d. loss of immunity and blood pressure

Which of the following is not a functional characteristic of WBCs? a. amoeboid motion b. diapedesis c .positive chemotaxis d. granulosis

Which of the choices below is the parent cell for all formed elements of blood? a. normoblast b. hemocytoblast c. polymorphonuclear cell d. megakaryocyte

Which blood type is generally called the universal donor? a. B b. AB c. A d. O

Which of the following might trigger erythropoiesis? Correct! a. hypoxia of EPO-producing cells b. moving to a lower altitude c. an increased number of RBCs d. decreased tissue demand for O2

Blood reticulocyte counts provide information regarding ______________. a. WBC ability to fight infection b. clotting ability of blood c. rate of erythrocyte formation d. rate of platelet formation

When neither Anti-A serum nor Anti-B serum clot on a blood plate with donor blood, the blood type is _______________. a. A b. O c. B d. AB

No visible cytoplasmic granules are present in _______________. a. eosinophils b. basophils c. neutrophils d. monocytes

Which of the following in not a phase of hemostasis? a. coagulation b. platelet plug formation c. vascular spasm d. fibrinolysis

Which of the following is not a structural characteristic that contributes to erythrocytes gas transport functions? a. produces ATP anaerobically b. biconcave shape c. few organelles provide more room for hemoglobin d. mitotically active

Which of the following is not a cause of bleeding disorders? a. a defect in the clotting cascade b. vitamin K deficiency c. excess secretion of PDGF d. thrombocytopenia

Fred's blood was determined to be AB positive. What does this mean? a. His blood lacks Rh factor b. He can only receive AB+ blood c. Antibodies A and B are present d. There are no antibodies present (no A, B, or Rh)

Which of the following is characteristic of ALL leukocytes? a. they have cytoplasmic granules b. they are nucleated c. they are the most numerous formed element d. they are fully phagocytic

What organ in the body regulates erythrocyte production? a. pancreas b. liver c. kidney d. brain

Hemolytic disease of the newborn will not be possible if ________________? a. the child is Rh+ b. the child is type O c. the father is Rh- d. the father is Rh+

An individual who is blood type AB positive can ___________________. a. receive only type O b. donate to all blood types c. receive any blood type d. receive only type A and B