Question 1

This blood cell secretes both histamine and heparin.

Accepted Answer

A) Basophil 
B) Eosinophil 
C) Neutrophil 
D) Lymphocyte 
A) Basophil 
B) Eosinophil 
C) Neutrophil 
D) Lymphocyte

Question 2

Which of the following is least descriptive of prothrombin?

Accepted Answer

A) Hepatic synthesis 
B) Vitamin K dependent 
C) Albumin 
D) Activated by PTA and calcium 
A) Hepatic synthesis 
B) Vitamin K dependent 
C) Albumin 
D) Activated by PTA and calcium

Question 3

Which term best describes the following: A,B,AB,and O?

Accepted Answer

A) Antibodies 
B) Megakaryocyte fragments 
C) Fibrin strands 
D) Antigens 
A) Antibodies 
B) Megakaryocyte fragments 
C) Fibrin strands 
D) Antigens

Question 4

The administration of warfarin (Coumadin)

Accepted Answer

A) blocks the absorption of vitamin K in the digestive tract. 
B) causes hypoprothrombinemia. 
C) removes thrombin from the circulation. 
D) activates plasminogen. 
A) blocks the absorption of vitamin K in the digestive tract. 
B) causes hypoprothrombinemia. 
C) removes thrombin from the circulation. 
D) activates plasminogen.

Question 5

Which blood cell fits this description: granulocytic,phagocytic,and motile?

Accepted Answer

A) Thrombocyte 
B) Eosinophil 
C) Neutrophil 
D) Lymphocyte 
A) Thrombocyte 
B) Eosinophil 
C) Neutrophil 
D) Lymphocyte

Question 6

Erythropoietin

Accepted Answer

A) is synthesized in the bone marrow. 
B) stimulates the bone marrow to make RBCs. 
C) stimulates the kidneys to reabsorb iron from the urine. 
D) stimulates the digestive tract to absorb iron. 
A) is synthesized in the bone marrow. 
B) stimulates the bone marrow to make RBCs. 
C) stimulates the kidneys to reabsorb iron from the urine. 
D) stimulates the digestive tract to absorb iron.

Question 7

A hematocrit of 35% (male) is most often indicative of

Accepted Answer

A) dehydration. 
B) the body's response to exercise-induced heavy sweating. 
C) the physiological response to chronic lung disease (e.g. ,hypoxemia). 
D) deficiency of RBCs as in anemia. 
A) dehydration. 
B) the body's response to exercise-induced heavy sweating. 
C) the physiological response to chronic lung disease (e.g. ,hypoxemia). 
D) deficiency of RBCs as in anemia.

Question 8

PTA and calcium generate

Accepted Answer

A) Thrombin 
B) Vitamin K 
C) Prothrombin 
D) Hemophilic factor 
A) Thrombin 
B) Vitamin K 
C) Prothrombin 
D) Hemophilic factor

Question 9

Prothrombin,thrombin,and fibrinogen

Accepted Answer

A) form the platelet plug. 
B) activate factor VIII (antihemophilic factor). 
C) are involved in coagulation. 
D) are responsible for agglutination. 
A) form the platelet plug. 
B) activate factor VIII (antihemophilic factor). 
C) are involved in coagulation. 
D) are responsible for agglutination.

Question 10

Activation of plasminogen

Accepted Answer

A) depresses the bone marrow. 
B) dissolves blood clots. 
C) causes hemolysis and jaundice. 
D) All of the above are true. 
A) depresses the bone marrow. 
B) dissolves blood clots. 
C) causes hemolysis and jaundice. 
D) All of the above are true.

Question 11

In what way is the neutrophil similar to the monocyte? Both are

Accepted Answer

A) phagocytic. 
B) hemostatic. 
C) derived from the megakaryocyte. 
D) granulocytic. 
A) phagocytic. 
B) hemostatic. 
C) derived from the megakaryocyte. 
D) granulocytic.

Question 12

To which component of the red blood cell does oxygen loosely bind?

Accepted Answer

A) Cell membrane 
B) Globin portion of the hemoglobin 
C) Iron molecule within heme 
D) Bilirubin component of the heme 
A) Cell membrane 
B) Globin portion of the hemoglobin 
C) Iron molecule within heme 
D) Bilirubin component of the heme

Question 13

What is another name for TPA (tissue plasminogen activator)?

Accepted Answer

A) Anticoagulant 
B) Antiplatelet 
C) "Clot buster" (thrombolytic) 
D) Antihistamine 
A) Anticoagulant 
B) Antiplatelet 
C) "Clot buster" (thrombolytic) 
D) Antihistamine

Question 14

Which of the following conditions is caused by an overdose of heparin or warfarin sodium (Coumadin)?

Accepted Answer

A) Bleeding 
B) Infection 
C) Jaundice 
D) Thrombosis 
A) Bleeding 
B) Infection 
C) Jaundice 
D) Thrombosis

Question 15

Intrinsic factor

Accepted Answer

A) is necessary for the synthesis of prothrombin. 
B) is a clotting factor. 
C) is necessary for the absorption of vitamin B₁₂. 
D) stimulates the bone marrow to produce red blood cells. 
A) is necessary for the synthesis of prothrombin. 
B) is a clotting factor. 
C) is necessary for the absorption of vitamin B₁₂. 
D) stimulates the bone marrow to produce red blood cells.

Question 16

Which of the following is descriptive of a neutrophil?

Accepted Answer

A) Platelet 
B) Phagocyte 
C) Plasma protein 
D) Oxygen carrier 
A) Platelet 
B) Phagocyte 
C) Plasma protein 
D) Oxygen carrier

Question 17

Hypoprothrombinemia

Accepted Answer

A) inhibits coagulation. 
B) is thrombolytic. 
C) is caused by a factor VIII deficiency. 
D) All of the above are true. 
A) inhibits coagulation. 
B) is thrombolytic. 
C) is caused by a factor VIII deficiency. 
D) All of the above are true.

Question 18

The antithrombin activity of a drug

Accepted Answer

A) delays clotting. 
B) is the major cause of petechiae formation. 
C) is caused by a platelet deficiency. 
D) is reversed by vitamin K. 
A) delays clotting. 
B) is the major cause of petechiae formation. 
C) is caused by a platelet deficiency. 
D) is reversed by vitamin K.

Question 19

Which of the following is most descriptive of the cause of hemophilia?

Accepted Answer

A) Dietary induced 
B) Genetically induced 
C) Drug-induced myelosuppression 
D) Anemia of chronic renal failure 
A) Dietary induced 
B) Genetically induced 
C) Drug-induced myelosuppression 
D) Anemia of chronic renal failure

Question 20

Which of the following is common to all forms of severe anemia?

Accepted Answer

A) Bone pain 
B) Hypoxemia 
C) Folic acid deficiency 
D) Iron deficiency 
A) Bone pain 
B) Hypoxemia 
C) Folic acid deficiency 
D) Iron deficiency

Exam 15: Blood

This blood cell secretes both histamine and heparin.

Which of the following is least descriptive of prothrombin?

Which term best describes the following: A,B,AB,and O?

The administration of warfarin (Coumadin)

Which blood cell fits this description: granulocytic,phagocytic,and motile?

Erythropoietin

A hematocrit of 35% (male) is most often indicative of

PTA and calcium generate

Prothrombin,thrombin,and fibrinogen

Activation of plasminogen

In what way is the neutrophil similar to the monocyte? Both are

To which component of the red blood cell does oxygen loosely bind?

What is another name for TPA (tissue plasminogen activator)?

Which of the following conditions is caused by an overdose of heparin or warfarin sodium (Coumadin)?

Intrinsic factor

Which of the following is descriptive of a neutrophil?

Hypoprothrombinemia

The antithrombin activity of a drug

Which of the following is most descriptive of the cause of hemophilia?

Which of the following is common to all forms of severe anemia?

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