Exam 12: Blood

Plasma proteins serve as solutes that attract and hold water in the bloodstream,which helps maintain osmotic balance.

In an inherited disorder called hemochromatosis,the small intestine absorbs many times the normal amount of this element.

Most plasma proteins are produced by the liver.

This component normally makes up about 45% of blood volume and this percentage is known as the hematocrit.

Plasma contains fibrinogen;serum does not.

Basophils release chemicals that increase blood flow to injured tissues and promote inflammation.

The clumping of red blood cells that occurs when transfused blood is of an incompatible type is called ________.

What two vitamins significantly influence red blood cell production and are essential for DNA synthesis?

Interleukins and colony stimulating factors stimulate white blood cell formation and differentiation.

Only 4 atoms of this trace element are present in hemoglobin,but they mark the 4 binding sites for oxygen.

What iron storage disease is inherited and if left untreated,leads to a toxic buildup in body tissues?

Platelets forming a platelet plug release serotonin,which causes vessel walls to dilate.

What blood group antibodies are present in people whose blood type is O^-?

What blood group antigens are present in people whose blood type is O^- ?

The normal range for this granulocyte is 1% - 3% of all circulating WBCs.

Albumin,collagen and fibrinogen are the three main types of plasma proteins.

Granules in these WBCs appear very dark blue in a basic stain;these cells account for less than 1% of circulating WBCs.

The basic event in the formation of a blood clot is the change of

Sickle cell disease,in which red blood cells contain abnormal hemoglobin,is caused by

A platelet plug is formed when fibrinogen is converted to fibrin.