Question 1

A hematocrit value of 38 ml/100 ml of blood would be:

Accepted Answer

A) the average for a man. 
B) in the low normal range for a woman. 
C) in the high normal range for a woman. 
D) in the low normal range for a man. 
A) the average for a man. 
B) in the low normal range for a woman. 
C) in the high normal range for a woman. 
D) in the low normal range for a man.

Question 2

Match each term with its corresponding description.
-Cells from which platelets are produced

Accepted Answer

A) Agranulocytes 
B) Basophils 
C) Eosinophils 
D) Granulocytes 
E) Leukocytes
F)Lymphocytes
G)Megakaryoblasts
H)Monocytes
I)Neutrophils
J)Platelets 
A) Agranulocytes 
B) Basophils 
C) Eosinophils 
D) Granulocytes 
E) Leukocytes
F)Lymphocytes
G)Megakaryoblasts
H)Monocytes
I)Neutrophils
J)Platelets

Question 3

Match each substance involved in blood clot formation with its description or function.
-Substance that hydrolyzes fibrin strands and dissolves blood clots

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 4

The most mature developing red blood cell that still contains a nucleus is a:

Accepted Answer

A) reticulocyte. 
B) polychromic erythroblast. 
C) basophilic erythroblast. 
D) proerythroblast. 
A) reticulocyte. 
B) polychromic erythroblast. 
C) basophilic erythroblast. 
D) proerythroblast.

Question 5

Erythropoiesis is the formation of:

Accepted Answer

A) platelets. 
B) red blood cells. 
C) white blood cells. 
D) all of the above. 
A) platelets. 
B) red blood cells. 
C) white blood cells. 
D) all of the above.

Question 6

Whereas most vitamin K is synthesized by the liver, some is produced by bacteria in the small intestine.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

The function of blood is to:

Accepted Answer

A) carry food to the cells. 
B) remove waste from the cells. 
C) assist the body in temperature regulation. 
D) do all of the above. 
A) carry food to the cells. 
B) remove waste from the cells. 
C) assist the body in temperature regulation. 
D) do all of the above.

Question 8

Erythropoietinogen is released primarily by the kidneys.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

Calcium is used in the clotting process during:

Accepted Answer

A) stage I. 
B) stage II. 
C) stages I and II. 
D) neither stage I nor stage II. 
A) stage I. 
B) stage II. 
C) stages I and II. 
D) neither stage I nor stage II.

Question 10

In the formation of red blood cells, polychromatic erythroblasts develop directly from basophilic erythroblasts.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

All blood cells are derived from:

Accepted Answer

A) reticulocytes. 
B) proerythroblasts. 
C) basophilic erythroblasts. 
D) hemocytoblasts. 
A) reticulocytes. 
B) proerythroblasts. 
C) basophilic erythroblasts. 
D) hemocytoblasts.

Question 12

A person with a parasitic worm infection might have an increase in the number of eosinophils in the blood.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

Match each term with its corresponding description.
-Group of nucleated cells that lack hemoglobin; also called white blood cells

Accepted Answer

A) Agranulocytes 
B) Basophils 
C) Eosinophils 
D) Granulocytes 
E) Leukocytes
F)Lymphocytes
G)Megakaryoblasts
H)Monocytes
I)Neutrophils
J)Platelets 
A) Agranulocytes 
B) Basophils 
C) Eosinophils 
D) Granulocytes 
E) Leukocytes
F)Lymphocytes
G)Megakaryoblasts
H)Monocytes
I)Neutrophils
J)Platelets

Question 14

Diapedesis is a process of phagocytosis and release of cytotoxic chemicals.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

People who live and work in high altitudes often have elevated red blood cell numbers.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

What part of the hemoglobin molecule combines with carbon dioxide?

Accepted Answer

A) Globin 
B) Heme 
C) Iron atoms 
D) Hemoglobin does not combine with carbon dioxide. 
A) Globin 
B) Heme 
C) Iron atoms 
D) Hemoglobin does not combine with carbon dioxide.

Question 17

Match each term with its corresponding description.
-Small, colorless bodies that function in blood clotting and hemostasis

Accepted Answer

A) Agranulocytes 
B) Basophils 
C) Eosinophils 
D) Granulocytes 
E) Leukocytes
F)Lymphocytes
G)Megakaryoblasts
H)Monocytes
I)Neutrophils
J)Platelets 
A) Agranulocytes 
B) Basophils 
C) Eosinophils 
D) Granulocytes 
E) Leukocytes
F)Lymphocytes
G)Megakaryoblasts
H)Monocytes
I)Neutrophils
J)Platelets

Question 18

Match each term with its corresponding description.
-Cells that enter tissues and are transformed into macrophages

Accepted Answer

A) Agranulocytes 
B) Basophils 
C) Eosinophils 
D) Granulocytes 
E) Leukocytes
F)Lymphocytes
G)Megakaryoblasts
H)Monocytes
I)Neutrophils
J)Platelets 
A) Agranulocytes 
B) Basophils 
C) Eosinophils 
D) Granulocytes 
E) Leukocytes
F)Lymphocytes
G)Megakaryoblasts
H)Monocytes
I)Neutrophils
J)Platelets

Question 19

Match each term with its corresponding description.
-Agranulocytes involved in immunity; produce antibodies

Accepted Answer

A) Agranulocytes 
B) Basophils 
C) Eosinophils 
D) Granulocytes 
E) Leukocytes
F)Lymphocytes
G)Megakaryoblasts
H)Monocytes
I)Neutrophils
J)Platelets 
A) Agranulocytes 
B) Basophils 
C) Eosinophils 
D) Granulocytes 
E) Leukocytes
F)Lymphocytes
G)Megakaryoblasts
H)Monocytes
I)Neutrophils
J)Platelets

Question 20

The polymorphonuclear leukocytes are granulocytes.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Exam 27: Blood

A hematocrit value of 38 ml/100 ml of blood would be:

Match each term with its corresponding description. -Cells from which platelets are produced

Match each substance involved in blood clot formation with its description or function. -Substance that hydrolyzes fibrin strands and dissolves blood clots

The most mature developing red blood cell that still contains a nucleus is a:

Erythropoiesis is the formation of:

Whereas most vitamin K is synthesized by the liver, some is produced by bacteria in the small intestine.

The function of blood is to:

Erythropoietinogen is released primarily by the kidneys.

Calcium is used in the clotting process during:

In the formation of red blood cells, polychromatic erythroblasts develop directly from basophilic erythroblasts.

All blood cells are derived from:

A person with a parasitic worm infection might have an increase in the number of eosinophils in the blood.

Match each term with its corresponding description. -Group of nucleated cells that lack hemoglobin; also called white blood cells

Diapedesis is a process of phagocytosis and release of cytotoxic chemicals.

People who live and work in high altitudes often have elevated red blood cell numbers.

What part of the hemoglobin molecule combines with carbon dioxide?

Match each term with its corresponding description. -Small, colorless bodies that function in blood clotting and hemostasis

Match each term with its corresponding description. -Cells that enter tissues and are transformed into macrophages

Match each term with its corresponding description. -Agranulocytes involved in immunity; produce antibodies

The polymorphonuclear leukocytes are granulocytes.

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