Exam 16: Blood

Erythropoietin (EPO)was first isolated from the urine of anemic patients who had high circulating levels of the hormone.Despite the presence of the hormone that stimulates red cell production, however, these patients were unable to produce adequate amounts of hemoglobin or red cells.Give some possible reasons that the patients' own EPO was unable to correct their anemia.

Name two cytokines involved in hematopoiesis.What is the name of the cytokine that plays an important role in the immune system?

Colony-stimulating factors are cytokines made by

Active bone marrow is red because of the presence of ________ whereas inactive marrow is ________ because of an abundance of adipocytes.

Match the following terms with the correct descriptions. -These are fragments of a megakaryocyte.

Match the name of the pathological condition with its description. -a stem cell dysfunction that produces too many blood cells

What is the difference between hemostasis and homeostasis, or are they the same?

The intrinsic pathway of coagulation is activated by the

Red blood cell production is regulated by the hormone

In healthy adults, blood cell production occurs only in the ________.

Which of the following statements about colony-stimulating factors (CSFs)is False?

Define, compare, and contrast "clot busters" and anticoagulants; describe how each works.

How does altitude affect blood composition and why? How would athletes' performance be affected if they live, train, and compete at different altitudes? Explain your answer, using different scenarios.Is such training a type of doping? Explain.

Match the following plasma proteins with the correct function. -contribute(s)significantly to osmotic pressure of plasma

Match the following terms with the correct descriptions. -Phagocytic, these cells make up the majority of WBCs.

Monocytes leave the circulation to go to the tissues, where they are called

Summarize the steps of the coagulation cascade.

Give two morphological characteristics of erythrocytes.Why is each advantageous to the cell?

Match each leukocyte to its normal percentage in a differential cell count. -neutrophils

What nutrients are required for red blood cell synthesis and why? What is blood doping? How is it detected? How is blood doping different from simply good nutrition?