Podcast
Questions and Answers
Which of the following substances does blood NOT transport?
Which of the following substances does blood NOT transport?
- Nutrients
- Oxygen
- Wastes
- Hormones (all the above) (correct)
Which of the following is NOT a component of blood?
Which of the following is NOT a component of blood?
- Nonliving matrix
- Plasma
- Living cells
- Formed elements (all are) (correct)
What is the main classification of blood?
What is the main classification of blood?
- Muscle tissue
- Connective tissue (correct)
- Nervous tissue
- Epithelial tissue
Which of the following is true about the living cells in blood?
Which of the following is true about the living cells in blood?
Which component of blood is found in the buffy coat (less than 1% of blood)?
Which component of blood is found in the buffy coat (less than 1% of blood)?
What percentage of blood is made up of erythrocytes?
What percentage of blood is made up of erythrocytes?
What happens to plasma when blood is centrifuged?
What happens to plasma when blood is centrifuged?
Which of the following is a type of white blood cell?
Which of the following is a type of white blood cell?
Which of the following is NOT a type of white blood cell?
Which of the following is NOT a type of white blood cell?
Which organ produces most of the plasma proteins in the blood?
Which organ produces most of the plasma proteins in the blood?
What is the function of albumin in the blood plasma?
What is the function of albumin in the blood plasma?
Which type of plasma protein helps to stop bleeding when a blood vessel is injured?
Which type of plasma protein helps to stop bleeding when a blood vessel is injured?
Which condition occurs when blood pH becomes too acidic?
Which condition occurs when blood pH becomes too acidic?
In each scenario of acidosis or alkalosis, which two systems help restore blood pH to normal?
In each scenario of acidosis or alkalosis, which two systems help restore blood pH to normal?
Which of the following is NOT a formed element of blood?
Which of the following is NOT a formed element of blood?
What are the cell fragments found in blood called?
What are the cell fragments found in blood called?
Which type of blood cells are responsible for carrying oxygen to the body's tissues?
Which type of blood cells are responsible for carrying oxygen to the body's tissues?
Which of the following is the main function of erythrocytes?
Which of the following is the main function of erythrocytes?
What is the anatomy of circulating erythrocytes?
What is the anatomy of circulating erythrocytes?
How many erythrocytes are normally found per cubic millimeter of blood?
How many erythrocytes are normally found per cubic millimeter of blood?
Which of the following is true about erythrocytes?
Which of the following is true about erythrocytes?
What is the main function of erythrocytes?
What is the main function of erythrocytes?
Which of the following is true about hemoglobin?
Which of the following is true about hemoglobin?
How many hemoglobin molecules are there in each erythrocyte?
How many hemoglobin molecules are there in each erythrocyte?
What is the normal range of hemoglobin in blood?
What is the normal range of hemoglobin in blood?
Which protein in the blood binds strongly, but reversibly, to oxygen?
Which protein in the blood binds strongly, but reversibly, to oxygen?
How many oxygen binding sites does each hemoglobin molecule have?
How many oxygen binding sites does each hemoglobin molecule have?
Which condition is characterized by an excessive or abnormal increase in the number of red blood cells?
Which condition is characterized by an excessive or abnormal increase in the number of red blood cells?
What is the decrease in the oxygen-carrying ability of the blood called?
What is the decrease in the oxygen-carrying ability of the blood called?
Which condition results from abnormally shaped hemoglobin?
Which condition results from abnormally shaped hemoglobin?
Which of the following is a disorder resulting from an excessive or abnormal increase of red blood cells?
Which of the following is a disorder resulting from an excessive or abnormal increase of red blood cells?
What may cause polycythemia?
What may cause polycythemia?
What effect does an increase in red blood cells have on blood flow?
What effect does an increase in red blood cells have on blood flow?
Which type of blood cells are crucial in the body's defense against disease?
Which type of blood cells are crucial in the body's defense against disease?
What is the term for the ability of leukocytes to move into and out of blood vessels?
What is the term for the ability of leukocytes to move into and out of blood vessels?
How many white blood cells are normally found per cubic millimeter of blood?
How many white blood cells are normally found per cubic millimeter of blood?
Which of the following is true about leukocytes (white blood cells)?
Which of the following is true about leukocytes (white blood cells)?
What is the term for the ability of leukocytes to move into and out of blood vessels?
What is the term for the ability of leukocytes to move into and out of blood vessels?
How many white blood cells are normally found per cubic millimeter of blood?
How many white blood cells are normally found per cubic millimeter of blood?
Which of the following is a characteristic of leukocytes (white blood cells)?
Which of the following is a characteristic of leukocytes (white blood cells)?
What is the main function of leukocytes (white blood cells)?
What is the main function of leukocytes (white blood cells)?
What is the term for the ability of leukocytes to move into and out of blood vessels?
What is the term for the ability of leukocytes to move into and out of blood vessels?
Which of the following is a condition characterized by an abnormally low leukocyte level?
Which of the following is a condition characterized by an abnormally low leukocyte level?
What does a white blood cell count above 11,000 cells/mm3 generally indicate?
What does a white blood cell count above 11,000 cells/mm3 generally indicate?
Which of the following can cause leukopenia?
Which of the following can cause leukopenia?
Which of the following is an abnormal number of leukocytes?
Which of the following is an abnormal number of leukocytes?
What does a white blood cell count above 11,000 cells/mm3 generally indicate?
What does a white blood cell count above 11,000 cells/mm3 generally indicate?
Which of the following conditions is characterized by an abnormal increase in the number of white blood cells?
Which of the following conditions is characterized by an abnormal increase in the number of white blood cells?
What happens to the bone marrow in leukemia?
What happens to the bone marrow in leukemia?
Which type of blood cells are affected in leukemia?
Which type of blood cells are affected in leukemia?
Which type of leukocytes possess lobed nuclei?
Which type of leukocytes possess lobed nuclei?
Which type of leukocytes lack visible cytoplasmic granules?
Which type of leukocytes lack visible cytoplasmic granules?
Which type of leukocytes include lymphocytes and monocytes?
Which type of leukocytes include lymphocytes and monocytes?
Which type of granulocytes stains cytoplasm pale pink and contains fine granules?
Which type of granulocytes stains cytoplasm pale pink and contains fine granules?
What is the normal range of neutrophils in a cubic millimeter of blood?
What is the normal range of neutrophils in a cubic millimeter of blood?
What is the function of neutrophils at active sites of infection?
What is the function of neutrophils at active sites of infection?
Which type of blood cells function as phagocytes at active sites of infection?
Which type of blood cells function as phagocytes at active sites of infection?
What is the color of the cytoplasm in neutrophils?
What is the color of the cytoplasm in neutrophils?
How many lobes does the nucleus of neutrophils typically contain?
How many lobes does the nucleus of neutrophils typically contain?
Which type of granulocyte has red, coarse cytoplasmic granules?
Which type of granulocyte has red, coarse cytoplasmic granules?
What is the function of eosinophils in the body?
What is the function of eosinophils in the body?
What is the normal range of eosinophils in a cubic millimeter of blood?
What is the normal range of eosinophils in a cubic millimeter of blood?
Which type of granulocyte releases histamine at sites of inflammation?
Which type of granulocyte releases histamine at sites of inflammation?
What is the percentage of basophils in the total white blood cell count?
What is the percentage of basophils in the total white blood cell count?
Which type of granulocyte contains heparin, an anticoagulant?
Which type of granulocyte contains heparin, an anticoagulant?
Which type of agranulocyte is involved in graft rejection, fighting tumors, and viruses?
Which type of agranulocyte is involved in graft rejection, fighting tumors, and viruses?
What is the normal range of lymphocytes in a cubic millimeter of blood?
What is the normal range of lymphocytes in a cubic millimeter of blood?
Which type of agranulocyte produces antibodies?
Which type of agranulocyte produces antibodies?
Which type of agranulocyte is involved in the immune response?
Which type of agranulocyte is involved in the immune response?
What color is the cytoplasm of agranulocytes?
What color is the cytoplasm of agranulocytes?
What color is the nucleus of agranulocytes?
What color is the nucleus of agranulocytes?
Which type of agranulocyte is the largest of the white blood cells?
Which type of agranulocyte is the largest of the white blood cells?
What is the normal range of monocytes in a cubic millimeter of blood?
What is the normal range of monocytes in a cubic millimeter of blood?
What color is the cytoplasm of monocytes?
What color is the cytoplasm of monocytes?
Which type of agranulocyte is the largest of the white blood cells?
Which type of agranulocyte is the largest of the white blood cells?
What is the function of monocytes in the body?
What is the function of monocytes in the body?
What color is the cytoplasm of monocytes?
What color is the cytoplasm of monocytes?
Which of the following is the normal range of platelets per cubic millimeter of blood?
Which of the following is the normal range of platelets per cubic millimeter of blood?
Platelets are derived from which type of cells?
Platelets are derived from which type of cells?
What is the main function of platelets in the body?
What is the main function of platelets in the body?
Which type of stem cell produces all other formed elements in blood?
Which type of stem cell produces all other formed elements in blood?
Where does hematopoiesis occur?
Where does hematopoiesis occur?
Which type of stem cell produces lymphocytes?
Which type of stem cell produces lymphocytes?
Which type of cell is responsible for the process of hematopoiesis?
Which type of cell is responsible for the process of hematopoiesis?
Where does hematopoiesis occur in the body?
Where does hematopoiesis occur in the body?
What is the common origin of all blood cells?
What is the common origin of all blood cells?
Which of the following is true about red blood cells?
Which of the following is true about red blood cells?
How long do red blood cells typically last before wearing out?
How long do red blood cells typically last before wearing out?
Where are lost red blood cells replaced?
Where are lost red blood cells replaced?
Which of the following is true about red blood cells?
Which of the following is true about red blood cells?
What is the main function of platelets in the body?
What is the main function of platelets in the body?
Where does hematopoiesis occur in the body?
Where does hematopoiesis occur in the body?
Which organ produces the hormone erythropoietin?
Which organ produces the hormone erythropoietin?
What controls the rate of red blood cell (RBC) production?
What controls the rate of red blood cell (RBC) production?
How is homeostasis of RBC production maintained?
How is homeostasis of RBC production maintained?
Which hormone stimulates the production of platelets?
Which hormone stimulates the production of platelets?
What prompts the bone marrow to generate white blood cells?
What prompts the bone marrow to generate white blood cells?
Which phase of hemostasis involves the formation of a blood clot?
Which phase of hemostasis involves the formation of a blood clot?
What is the first phase of hemostasis?
What is the first phase of hemostasis?
What is the second phase of hemostasis?
What is the second phase of hemostasis?
Which phase of hemostasis involves the formation of a platelet plug?
Which phase of hemostasis involves the formation of a platelet plug?
What is the purpose of vascular spasms in hemostasis?
What is the purpose of vascular spasms in hemostasis?
What is the final phase of hemostasis?
What is the final phase of hemostasis?
Which phase of hemostasis involves the formation of a blood clot?
Which phase of hemostasis involves the formation of a blood clot?
Which molecule triggers a clotting cascade in the coagulation process?
Which molecule triggers a clotting cascade in the coagulation process?
What converts prothrombin to thrombin in the coagulation process?
What converts prothrombin to thrombin in the coagulation process?
Which molecule interacts with tissue factor (TF) to trigger a clotting cascade in the coagulation process?
Which molecule interacts with tissue factor (TF) to trigger a clotting cascade in the coagulation process?
Which protein joins fibrinogen proteins into hairlike molecules of insoluble fibrin?
Which protein joins fibrinogen proteins into hairlike molecules of insoluble fibrin?
What is serum?
What is serum?
What happens to serum within the hour after clot formation?
What happens to serum within the hour after clot formation?
Which of the following is the normal time range for blood clotting?
Which of the following is the normal time range for blood clotting?
What happens to the clot after tissue repair?
What happens to the clot after tissue repair?
What process occurs as the endothelium regenerates?
What process occurs as the endothelium regenerates?
Which of the following is a clot that forms in an unbroken blood vessel?
Which of the following is a clot that forms in an unbroken blood vessel?
What is an embolus?
What is an embolus?
Which of the following areas can be deadly if a thrombus occurs?
Which of the following areas can be deadly if a thrombus occurs?
Which disorder is characterized by a deficiency in platelets, leading to bleeding from small blood vessels?
Which disorder is characterized by a deficiency in platelets, leading to bleeding from small blood vessels?
What are small purplish blotches on the skin that can be seen in individuals with thrombocytopenia?
What are small purplish blotches on the skin that can be seen in individuals with thrombocytopenia?
Which disorder is a hereditary bleeding disorder characterized by the absence of normal clotting factors?
Which disorder is a hereditary bleeding disorder characterized by the absence of normal clotting factors?
Which of the following is a consequence of losing over 30 percent of blood?
Which of the following is a consequence of losing over 30 percent of blood?
When are blood transfusions given?
When are blood transfusions given?
What is the consequence of losing 15 to 30 percent of blood?
What is the consequence of losing 15 to 30 percent of blood?
Which of the following is the main function of antibodies in the immune system?
Which of the following is the main function of antibodies in the immune system?
What are antigens in the context of blood typing?
What are antigens in the context of blood typing?
How is blood typing performed?
How is blood typing performed?
Which blood group antigens cause the most vigorous transfusion reactions?
Which blood group antigens cause the most vigorous transfusion reactions?
How many common red blood cell antigens are there?
How many common red blood cell antigens are there?
Which of the following is true about human blood groups?
Which of the following is true about human blood groups?
Which antigens determine the ABO blood groups?
Which antigens determine the ABO blood groups?
What is the term for the lack of Type A and Type B antigens?
What is the term for the lack of Type A and Type B antigens?
How many antigens are present in the ABO blood groups?
How many antigens are present in the ABO blood groups?
Which blood type is characterized by the presence of both antigens A and B?
Which blood type is characterized by the presence of both antigens A and B?
What is the blood type called when only antigen A is present?
What is the blood type called when only antigen A is present?
What is the blood type called when only antigen B is present?
What is the blood type called when only antigen B is present?
Which of the following blood types is most common among Americans?
Which of the following blood types is most common among Americans?
What happens when Rh+ blood is mixed with Rh- blood?
What happens when Rh+ blood is mixed with Rh- blood?
Why does hemolysis occur in second and subsequent transfusions?
Why does hemolysis occur in second and subsequent transfusions?
Which combination of parental Rh factors can lead to danger for the child?
Which combination of parental Rh factors can lead to danger for the child?
What can the RhoGAM shot prevent in the mother's blood?
What can the RhoGAM shot prevent in the mother's blood?
When does danger occur for the child in terms of Rh factor inheritance?
When does danger occur for the child in terms of Rh factor inheritance?
Which of the following statements is true about Rh Dangers During Pregnancy?
Which of the following statements is true about Rh Dangers During Pregnancy?
What can happen in a second pregnancy if the mother is Rh- and the baby is Rh+?
What can happen in a second pregnancy if the mother is Rh- and the baby is Rh+?
When does the sensitization of the immune system occur in Rh Dangers During Pregnancy?
When does the sensitization of the immune system occur in Rh Dangers During Pregnancy?
Which serum is mixed with blood samples for blood typing?
Which serum is mixed with blood samples for blood typing?
What leads to the identification of blood type during blood typing?
What leads to the identification of blood type during blood typing?
What is the purpose of cross matching in blood typing?
What is the purpose of cross matching in blood typing?
Which test is used to determine if there is agglutination of donor red blood cells by the recipient's serum, and vice versa?
Which test is used to determine if there is agglutination of donor red blood cells by the recipient's serum, and vice versa?
What is the purpose of cross matching in blood typing?
What is the purpose of cross matching in blood typing?
In blood typing, what does cross matching involve?
In blood typing, what does cross matching involve?
During fetal development, which organs are early sites of blood cell formation?
During fetal development, which organs are early sites of blood cell formation?
At what month does the bone marrow take over hematopoiesis during fetal development?
At what month does the bone marrow take over hematopoiesis during fetal development?
What are the sites of blood cell formation in the adult body?
What are the sites of blood cell formation in the adult body?
Which of the following is a congenital blood defect?
Which of the following is a congenital blood defect?
What is the cause of fetal cyanosis?
What is the cause of fetal cyanosis?
Why does physiologic jaundice occur in infants?
Why does physiologic jaundice occur in infants?
Which age groups are most at risk for leukemias?
Which age groups are most at risk for leukemias?
Which age group is also at risk for anemia and clotting disorders?
Which age group is also at risk for anemia and clotting disorders?
Which condition is more common in older adults?
Which condition is more common in older adults?
Flashcards are hidden until you start studying
