Question 1

Which of the following statements is true regarding the ABO blood types and the Rh blood types?

Accepted Answer

A) Rh disease in the newborn occurs when the mother is Rh+ and the baby is Rh-. 
B) Rh disease is worse in male offspring because it is a hereditary disease. 
C) A person with O- blood type has blood cells with O antigens,but no Rh antigens. 
D) Those with AB blood type can receive blood from other AB people only,no other blood type can be given. 
E) An Rh- person has to be exposed to Rh+ blood in order to produce anti-Rh. 
A) Rh disease in the newborn occurs when the mother is Rh+ and the baby is Rh-. 
B) Rh disease is worse in male offspring because it is a hereditary disease. 
C) A person with O- blood type has blood cells with O antigens,but no Rh antigens. 
D) Those with AB blood type can receive blood from other AB people only,no other blood type can be given. 
E) An Rh- person has to be exposed to Rh+ blood in order to produce anti-Rh.

Question 2

You have spent 24 hours traveling from the U.S to New Zealand,on quite a few airplanes with many stops.Because of the stress,changes in time zones,and short blocks of time between planes,you find yourself tired with a headache when you arrive.You are severely dehydrated.A hematocrit value on your blood would be ________ than normal because ________.

Accepted Answer

A) lower; more red blood are being made by the bone marrow 
B) higher; you have less blood plasma volume 
C) lower; the bone marrow is making fewer red blood cells due to the latitude of the airplanes 
D) higher; more plasma proteins are made by the liver 
A) lower; more red blood are being made by the bone marrow 
B) higher; you have less blood plasma volume 
C) lower; the bone marrow is making fewer red blood cells due to the latitude of the airplanes 
D) higher; more plasma proteins are made by the liver

Question 3

Plasma composes about ________ percent of whole blood and water composes ________ percent of the plasma volume.

Accepted Answer

A) 55; 92 
B) 92; 7 
C) 92; 55 
D) 45; 55 
E) 50; 50 
A) 55; 92 
B) 92; 7 
C) 92; 55 
D) 45; 55 
E) 50; 50

Question 4

A typical adult hematocrit is

Accepted Answer

A) 85. 
B) 75. 
C) 65. 
D) 45. 
E) 25. 
A) 85. 
B) 75. 
C) 65. 
D) 45. 
E) 25.

Question 5

The chief difference between plasma and interstitial fluid involves the concentration of

Accepted Answer

A) water. 
B) electrolytes. 
C) nitrogen wastes. 
D) proteins. 
E) glucose. 
A) water. 
B) electrolytes. 
C) nitrogen wastes. 
D) proteins. 
E) glucose.

Question 6

Bill wants to determine his blood type,so he takes a few drops of blood from a puncture wound in his finger and mixes it with various antisera.His blood cells agglutinate when mixed with the anti-A sera but not with the anti-B or anti-D sera.What does this mean?

Accepted Answer

A) Bill could receive type B-negative blood in a transfusion. 
B) Bill could donate blood to an individual with type O blood. 
C) Bill is Rh positive. 
D) Bill's plasma contains B antibodies. 
E) Bill's red blood cells contain the O surface antigen. 
A) Bill could receive type B-negative blood in a transfusion. 
B) Bill could donate blood to an individual with type O blood. 
C) Bill is Rh positive. 
D) Bill's plasma contains B antibodies. 
E) Bill's red blood cells contain the O surface antigen.

Question 7

The total volume of blood in the body of a 76-kg man is approximately ________ liters.

Accepted Answer

A) 10 
B) 6 to 8 
C) 5)3 
D) 4)4 
E) 3)8 
A) 10 
B) 6 to 8 
C) 5)3 
D) 4)4 
E) 3)8

Question 8

Figure 19-1 The Origins and Differentiation of Formed Elements
Use Figure 19-1 to answer the following questions:
-Identify the cell labeled "4."

Accepted Answer

A) neutrophil 
B) lymphocyte 
C) platelet 
D) basophil 
E) monocyte 
A) neutrophil 
B) lymphocyte 
C) platelet 
D) basophil 
E) monocyte

Question 9

Aged and damaged erythrocytes are broken down by macrophages in the

Accepted Answer

A) spleen. 
B) liver. 
C) bone marrow. 
D) digestive tract. 
E) spleen,liver,and bone marrow. 
A) spleen. 
B) liver. 
C) bone marrow. 
D) digestive tract. 
E) spleen,liver,and bone marrow.

Question 10

A fibrin network that contains trapped blood cells and platelets is called a(n)

Accepted Answer

A) platelet plug. 
B) rouleaux. 
C) agglutinin. 
D) blood clot. 
E) lysin. 
A) platelet plug. 
B) rouleaux. 
C) agglutinin. 
D) blood clot. 
E) lysin.

Question 11

All the circulating red blood cells in an adult originate in the

Accepted Answer

A) heart. 
B) thymus. 
C) spleen. 
D) red bone marrow. 
E) lymph tissue. 
A) heart. 
B) thymus. 
C) spleen. 
D) red bone marrow. 
E) lymph tissue.

Question 12

Formed elements make up about what percentage of blood?

Accepted Answer

A) 55 percent 
B) 30 percent 
C) 60 percent 
D) 45 percent 
E) 20 percent 
A) 55 percent 
B) 30 percent 
C) 60 percent 
D) 45 percent 
E) 20 percent

Question 13

The combination of plasma and formed elements is called

Accepted Answer

A) serum. 
B) lymph. 
C) whole blood. 
D) extracellular fluid. 
E) packed blood. 
A) serum. 
B) lymph. 
C) whole blood. 
D) extracellular fluid. 
E) packed blood.

Question 14

The most abundant component of plasma is

Accepted Answer

A) ions. 
B) proteins. 
C) water. 
D) gases. 
E) nutrients. 
A) ions. 
B) proteins. 
C) water. 
D) gases. 
E) nutrients.

Question 15

All of the following are true of neutrophils except that they are

Accepted Answer

A) granular leukocytes. 
B) phagocytic. 
C) also known as polymorphonuclear leukocytes. 
D) important in coagulation. 
E) active in fighting bacterial infections. 
A) granular leukocytes. 
B) phagocytic. 
C) also known as polymorphonuclear leukocytes. 
D) important in coagulation. 
E) active in fighting bacterial infections.

Question 16

Excess iron is stored in the liver and spleen as

Accepted Answer

A) transferrin. 
B) hemosiderin. 
C) ferritin. 
D) hemoglobin. 
E) hemosiderin and ferritin. 
A) transferrin. 
B) hemosiderin. 
C) ferritin. 
D) hemoglobin. 
E) hemosiderin and ferritin.

Question 17

Eileen is a strict vegan and therefore eats no animal products.She develops an anemia that her doctor thinks is caused by a nutritional deficiency.Which of the following is the likeliest candidate?

Accepted Answer

A) aplastic anemia 
B) vitamin B₁₂ deficiency 
C) lack of intrinsic factor 
D) vitamin K deficiency 
E) vitamin B₆ deficiency 
A) aplastic anemia 
B) vitamin B₁₂ deficiency 
C) lack of intrinsic factor 
D) vitamin K deficiency 
E) vitamin B₆ deficiency

Question 18

In which of the following situations would you expect the blood level of bilirubin to be elevated?

Accepted Answer

A) during coagulation 
B) an alcoholic with a damaged liver 
C) iron-deficient diet 
D) low hematocrit 
E) low blood volume 
A) during coagulation 
B) an alcoholic with a damaged liver 
C) iron-deficient diet 
D) low hematocrit 
E) low blood volume

Question 19

White blood cells that release histamine at the site of an injury are

Accepted Answer

A) neutrophils. 
B) eosinophils. 
C) basophils. 
D) lymphocytes. 
E) monocytes. 
A) neutrophils. 
B) eosinophils. 
C) basophils. 
D) lymphocytes. 
E) monocytes.

Question 20

The process of red blood cell production is called

Accepted Answer

A) erythrocytosis. 
B) erythropenia. 
C) hemocytosis. 
D) erythropoiesis. 
E) hematopenia. 
A) erythrocytosis. 
B) erythropenia. 
C) hemocytosis. 
D) erythropoiesis. 
E) hematopenia.

Exam 19: Blood

Which of the following statements is true regarding the ABO blood types and the Rh blood types?

Plasma composes about ________ percent of whole blood and water composes ________ percent of the plasma volume.

A typical adult hematocrit is

The chief difference between plasma and interstitial fluid involves the concentration of

Bill wants to determine his blood type,so he takes a few drops of blood from a puncture wound in his finger and mixes it with various antisera.His blood cells agglutinate when mixed with the anti-A sera but not with the anti-B or anti-D sera.What does this mean?

The total volume of blood in the body of a 76-kg man is approximately ________ liters.

Figure 19-1 The Origins and Differentiation of Formed Elements Use Figure 19-1 to answer the following questions: -Identify the cell labeled "4."

Aged and damaged erythrocytes are broken down by macrophages in the

A fibrin network that contains trapped blood cells and platelets is called a(n)

All the circulating red blood cells in an adult originate in the

Formed elements make up about what percentage of blood?

The combination of plasma and formed elements is called

The most abundant component of plasma is

All of the following are true of neutrophils except that they are

Excess iron is stored in the liver and spleen as

Eileen is a strict vegan and therefore eats no animal products.She develops an anemia that her doctor thinks is caused by a nutritional deficiency.Which of the following is the likeliest candidate?

In which of the following situations would you expect the blood level of bilirubin to be elevated?

White blood cells that release histamine at the site of an injury are

The process of red blood cell production is called

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