30 Questions
Which of the following is NOT a major function of blood?
Respiration
What is the liquid portion of blood called?
Plasma
What is the percentage of plasma in blood?
55%
What is the percentage of formed elements in blood?
45%
Which of the following is NOT a formed element of blood?
Plasma
What is the liquid present after blood coagulation called?
Serum
Which of the following is NOT a function of white blood cells?
Transporting oxygen
Which type of stem cells give rise to red blood cells, platelets, and most white blood cells except for lymphocytes?
Myeloid stem cells
Which type of stem cells give rise to B-lymphocytes and T-lymphocytes?
Lymphoid stem cells
Which hormone increases the number of red blood cell precursors?
Erythropoietin
Which hormone increases the number of platelet precursors?
Thrombopoietin
Which type of white blood cells contain granules in their cytoplasm?
Neutrophils
Which type of white blood cells do not contain granules in their cytoplasm?
Lymphocytes
Which type of white blood cells are nucleated cells?
Lymphocytes
Which type of leukocytes combat the effects of histamine in allergic reactions and combat parasitic worms?
Eosinophils
Which type of leukocytes differentiate into tissue plasma cells that produce antibodies?
B lymphocytes
What is the function of platelets in the blood?
To stop blood loss from damaged vessels
What is hemostasis?
The stoppage of bleeding
What is the gel-like network of insoluble protein fibers in which the formed elements of blood are trapped?
Blood clot
What is the term for abnormal clotting in an unbroken blood vessel?
Thrombosis
What are substances that inhibit coagulation and are present in blood?
Anticoagulants
Which of the following blood groups carries both A and B antigens?
AB type
Which of the following blood groups carries neither the A nor B antigen?
O type
In the Rh system, individuals whose erythrocytes have Rh agglutinogens are classified as what?
Rh+
In the Rh system, individuals who lack the Rh agglutinogen are classified as what?
Rh-
What happens if a transfusion is conducted using incompatible blood?
Hemolysis
What are the major blood groups?
ABO and Rh groups
What are the other blood groups in addition to ABO and Rh groups?
Lewis, Kell, Kidd, and Duffy systems
What are the antibodies in the ABO system that react with foreign agglutinogens?
Anti-A and anti-B
What is the purpose of agglutinogens in the ABO system?
Determine blood types
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