Question 1

If you give a "unit" of blood in a blood drive and you are an average-sized adult, you have given about what percent of your blood?

Accepted Answer

A) 1% 
B) 5% 
C) 10% 
D) 15% 
A) 1% 
B) 5% 
C) 10% 
D) 15%

Question 2

Which of the following is an example of a leukocyte?

Accepted Answer

A) Monocyte 
B) Thrombocyte 
C) Platelet 
D) Erythrocyte 
A) Monocyte 
B) Thrombocyte 
C) Platelet 
D) Erythrocyte

Question 3

Hematocrit includes red blood cells, white blood cells, and soluble proteins from the plasma.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

The average healthy young female has about 4 to 5 liters of blood in her body.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

One reason that blood is effective in heat regulation is that it has a high specific heat.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

Type AB blood contains both A and B antigens on its red blood cells.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

The presence of spectrin in the red blood cell makes it:

Accepted Answer

A) better able to carry oxygen. 
B) more flexible. 
C) better able to carry carbon dioxide. 
D) able to produce hemoglobin. 
A) better able to carry oxygen. 
B) more flexible. 
C) better able to carry carbon dioxide. 
D) able to produce hemoglobin.

Question 8

The total surface area of all of the red blood cells in the body is about the size of a tennis court.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

The function of blood clotting is hemostasis.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

A hematocrit of 56% would be an indication of:

Accepted Answer

A) leukocytosis. 
B) anemia. 
C) leukemia. 
D) polycythemia. 
A) leukocytosis. 
B) anemia. 
C) leukemia. 
D) polycythemia.

Question 11

Which is not an end product of the breakdown of hemoglobin?

Accepted Answer

A) Amino acids 
B) Bilirubin 
C) Free oxygen 
D) Iron 
A) Amino acids 
B) Bilirubin 
C) Free oxygen 
D) Iron

Question 12

What is the major ingredient constituting plasma?

Accepted Answer

The answer of What is the major ingredient constituting plasma?...

Question 13

The terms packed cell volume and hematocrit are interchangeable.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

Define hematocrit. How is it determined?

Accepted Answer

Hematocrit, also known as packed cell vo

Question 15

The difference between crystalloids and colloids is that crystalloids have a charge and colloids do not.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

Hematocrit and serum are synonymous terms.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

The buffy coat composes about 5% of the total blood volume.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

About 45% of whole blood is plasma.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

Match each substance involved in blood clot formation with its description or function.
-Substance that combines with calcium to convert fibrinogen to fibrin

Accepted Answer

A) Tissue factor 
B) Calcium 
C) Fibrinogen 
D) Prothrombin activator 
E) Fibrin
F)Prothrombin
G)Vitamin K
H)Thrombin
I)Plasmin 
A) Tissue factor 
B) Calcium 
C) Fibrinogen 
D) Prothrombin activator 
E) Fibrin
F)Prothrombin
G)Vitamin K
H)Thrombin
I)Plasmin

Question 20

The sequence of developmental steps in the formation of red blood cells beginning with hematopoietic stem cells is:

Accepted Answer

A) proerythroblasts, polychromic erythroblasts, basophilic erythroblasts, and reticulocytes. 
B) proerythroblasts, reticulocytes, polychromic erythrocytes, and basophilic erythrocytes. 
C) proerythroblasts, basophilic erythroblasts, polychromic erythroblasts, and reticulocytes. 
D) polychromic erythroblasts, basophilic erythroblasts, proerythroblasts, and reticulocytes. 
A) proerythroblasts, polychromic erythroblasts, basophilic erythroblasts, and reticulocytes. 
B) proerythroblasts, reticulocytes, polychromic erythrocytes, and basophilic erythrocytes. 
C) proerythroblasts, basophilic erythroblasts, polychromic erythroblasts, and reticulocytes. 
D) polychromic erythroblasts, basophilic erythroblasts, proerythroblasts, and reticulocytes.

Exam 27: Blood

If you give a "unit" of blood in a blood drive and you are an average-sized adult, you have given about what percent of your blood?

Which of the following is an example of a leukocyte?

Hematocrit includes red blood cells, white blood cells, and soluble proteins from the plasma.

The average healthy young female has about 4 to 5 liters of blood in her body.

One reason that blood is effective in heat regulation is that it has a high specific heat.

Type AB blood contains both A and B antigens on its red blood cells.

The presence of spectrin in the red blood cell makes it:

The total surface area of all of the red blood cells in the body is about the size of a tennis court.

The function of blood clotting is hemostasis.

A hematocrit of 56% would be an indication of:

Which is not an end product of the breakdown of hemoglobin?

What is the major ingredient constituting plasma?

The terms packed cell volume and hematocrit are interchangeable.

Define hematocrit. How is it determined?

The difference between crystalloids and colloids is that crystalloids have a charge and colloids do not.

Hematocrit and serum are synonymous terms.

The buffy coat composes about 5% of the total blood volume.

About 45% of whole blood is plasma.

Match each substance involved in blood clot formation with its description or function. -Substance that combines with calcium to convert fibrinogen to fibrin

The sequence of developmental steps in the formation of red blood cells beginning with hematopoietic stem cells is:

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