Exam 14: Blood

A mother brings a child into the ER with a severe nosebleed that won't stop bleeding. She also tells the doctors that the child bruises very easily in response to very minor accidents. Given the information in the text, the doctor orders some tests and finds that the young boy has ________.

Someone who loses the ability to make blood cells might need a transplant of the porous tissue known as ________ from a close relative.

Which of these white blood cells gives rise to plasma cells, which can then produce antibodies?

The three functions of blood are transportation, protection, and ________.

________ is the process whereby cells engulf pathogens and foreign substances.

To which of the following substances does hemoglobin most readily bind?

TPA, or tissue plasminogen activator, is a compound sometimes given to a person suffering from a heart attack. Why would a compound that apparently activates plasminogen be useful in treating a heart attack?

A drug called Coumadin interferes with the action of vitamin K in the liver. What effect will Coumadin have on blood-clotting mechanisms?

The liquid portion of the blood that consists of about 55% of the total volume of blood is referred to as ________.