Exam 12: The Cardiovascular System: Blood

Neutrophils, basophils and eosinophils typically have nuclei with two or more lobes, and therefore are also called polymorphonuclear leukocytes.

Which of the following is NOT considered a type of leukemia?

Increased mitochondria can be found in mature erythrocytes in order to produce more ATP required for gas transport to and from all cells of the body.

The ABO blood typing system is used to classify mature red blood cells based upon the different types of cholesterol found in the plasma membrane.

Only 2% of leukocytes are circulating in the blood at any one time; the rest are in lymph, lymphoid organs, skin, and lungs.

The study of blood and blood-forming tissues is called _____.

Hypoxia stimulates the kidneys to produce a hormone called _____ that causes the rate of production of RBC to increase.

A monocyte is a disc-shaped cell that contains no nucleus.

Neutrophils provide weapons against bacteria in the form of:

Whereas the numbers of red blood cells and platelets normally remain steady, the numbers of white blood cells vary in response to immune challenges.

Neutrophils, eosinophils, and basophils are agranulocytes.

The process of blood cell formation is called _____.

A, B, and Rh(D) are examples of _____ found on the surface of red blood cells. 1 antibodies 2 antigens 3 plasma proteins

Which type of stem cell transplant is less likely to cause graft-versus-host-disease?

The molecules that are the most abundant and also the smallest of the plasma proteins are the _____.

Sites of hemopoiesis in the adult include all of the following EXCEPT:

Fixed macrophages in two organs, specifically the _____ and _____, remove worn out red blood cells and platelets from the bloodstream.

Which of the following is NOT a physical characteristic of blood?

Levels of which granular leukocyte are increased immediately following a tissue injury?

What percentage of a centrifuged sample of whole blood is occupied by red blood cells?