Question 1

What does this figure represent?

Accepted Answer

A)  erythropoiesis 
B)  RBC differentiation 
C)  emigration 
D)  clot formation 
E)  clot retraction 
A)  erythropoiesis 
B)  RBC differentiation 
C)  emigration 
D)  clot formation 
E)  clot retraction D

Question 2

The process of a white blood cell squeezing between cells to exit the blood vessel is called ___.

Accepted Answer

A)  emigration 
B)  wandering 
C)  adhesion 
D)  hempoiesis 
E)  phagocytosis 
A)  emigration 
B)  wandering 
C)  adhesion 
D)  hempoiesis 
E)  phagocytosis A

Question 3

List and briefly describe the functions of blood.

Accepted Answer

1) Transportation carries oxygen, carbon dioxide, nutrients, wastes, hormones and heat
2) Regulation helps maintain pH via buffers, body temperature via properties of water in plasma, and water balance via osmotic pressure created by plasma proteins
3) Protection via clotting, antibodies, phagocytosis, and complement

Question 4

Which cell is the myeloid stem cell?

Accepted Answer

A)  A 
B)  B 
C)  C 
D)  D 
E)  G 
A)  A 
B)  B 
C)  C 
D)  D 
E)  G

Question 5

Which cell is the reticulocyte?

Accepted Answer

A)  D 
B)  G 
C)  E 
D)  H 
E)  F 
A)  D 
B)  G 
C)  E 
D)  H 
E)  F

Question 6

Which of the following is a phagocyte?

Accepted Answer

A)  monocytes 
B)  platelet 
C)  lymphocyte 
D)  basophil 
E)  mast cell 
A)  monocytes 
B)  platelet 
C)  lymphocyte 
D)  basophil 
E)  mast cell

Question 7

The normal pH range for blood is

Accepted Answer

A)  7.35-8.5. 
B)  7.35-9.45. 
C)  6.35-7.35. 
D)  6.35-9.35. 
E)  7.35-7.45. 
A)  7.35-8.5. 
B)  7.35-9.45. 
C)  6.35-7.35. 
D)  6.35-9.35. 
E)  7.35-7.45.

Question 8

This hormone stimulates proliferation of red blood cells in red bone marrow.

Accepted Answer

A)  EPO 
B)  TPO 
C)  human growth hormone 
D)  calcitonin 
E)  follicle stimulating hormone 
A)  EPO 
B)  TPO 
C)  human growth hormone 
D)  calcitonin 
E)  follicle stimulating hormone

Question 9

Describe the negative feedback loop that controls the rate of erythropoiesis. Under what circumstances would you expect the rate of erythropoiesis to be increased? How would it be possible to tell if the rate of erythropoiesis is elevated?

Accepted Answer

Hypoxia leads the kidney to increase sec

Question 10

Which of the following cells will develop into macrophages?

Accepted Answer

A)  A 
B)  B 
C)  C 
D)  D 
E)  E 
A)  A 
B)  B 
C)  C 
D)  D 
E)  E

Question 11

Which of the following reduces blood loss?

Accepted Answer

A)  erythrocyte 
B)  platelet 
C)  lymphocyte 
D)  basophil 
E)  neutrophil 
A)  erythrocyte 
B)  platelet 
C)  lymphocyte 
D)  basophil 
E)  neutrophil

Question 12

Which of the following is NOT released by mast cells?

Accepted Answer

A)  heparin 
B)  histamine 
C)  nitric oxide 
D)  protease 
E)  All of these answer choices are correct. 
A)  heparin 
B)  histamine 
C)  nitric oxide 
D)  protease 
E)  All of these answer choices are correct.

Question 13

What is this figure demonstrating?

Accepted Answer

A)  erythropoiesis 
B)  RBC differentiation 
C)  emigration 
D)  clot formation 
E)  clot retraction 
A)  erythropoiesis 
B)  RBC differentiation 
C)  emigration 
D)  clot formation 
E)  clot retraction

Question 14

Which is NOT a major function of the blood?

Accepted Answer

A)  transportation of nutrients 
B)  regulation of blood pH 
C)  protection against disease infection 
D)  transportation of heat 
E)  production of oxygen 
A)  transportation of nutrients 
B)  regulation of blood pH 
C)  protection against disease infection 
D)  transportation of heat 
E)  production of oxygen

Question 15

On a differential white blood cell count, Ezra is found to have 85 percent neutrophils and an elevated number of bands (band cells). What is the most likely cause of Ezra's high neutrophil count? What benefits are being provided by all these neutrophils? What is the significance of the bands (band cells)?

Accepted Answer

High neutrophil count indicates bacteria

Question 16

Which of the following promotes inflammation?

Accepted Answer

A)  eosinophil 
B)  monocyte 
C)  lymphocyte 
D)  basophil 
E)  neutrophil 
A)  eosinophil 
B)  monocyte 
C)  lymphocyte 
D)  basophil 
E)  neutrophil

Question 17

The normal average temperature of blood is around

Accepted Answer

A)  98.6°F. 
B)  100.4°F. 
C)  90.8°F. 
D)  89.6°F. 
E)  101.6°F. 
A)  98.6°F. 
B)  100.4°F. 
C)  90.8°F. 
D)  89.6°F. 
E)  101.6°F.

Question 18

Which of the following cells is normally classified as small or large?

Accepted Answer

A)  A 
B)  B 
C)  C 
D)  D 
E)  E 
A)  A 
B)  B 
C)  C 
D)  D 
E)  E

Question 19

The hematocrit is composed of

Accepted Answer

A)  WBC. 
B)  platelets. 
C)  RBC. 
D)  plasma. 
E)  proteins. 
A)  WBC. 
B)  platelets. 
C)  RBC. 
D)  plasma. 
E)  proteins.

Question 20

Which of the following destroys antigen-antibody complexes?

Accepted Answer

A)  eosinophil 
B)  monocyte 
C)  lymphocyte 
D)  basophil 
E)  neutrophil 
A)  eosinophil 
B)  monocyte 
C)  lymphocyte 
D)  basophil 
E)  neutrophil

Exam 18: The Cardiovascular System: the Blood

What does this figure represent?

The process of a white blood cell squeezing between cells to exit the blood vessel is called ___.

List and briefly describe the functions of blood.

Which cell is the myeloid stem cell?

Which cell is the reticulocyte?

Which of the following is a phagocyte?

The normal pH range for blood is

This hormone stimulates proliferation of red blood cells in red bone marrow.

Describe the negative feedback loop that controls the rate of erythropoiesis. Under what circumstances would you expect the rate of erythropoiesis to be increased? How would it be possible to tell if the rate of erythropoiesis is elevated?

Which of the following cells will develop into macrophages?

Which of the following reduces blood loss?

Which of the following is NOT released by mast cells?

What is this figure demonstrating?

Which is NOT a major function of the blood?

Which of the following promotes inflammation?

The normal average temperature of blood is around

Which of the following cells is normally classified as small or large?

The hematocrit is composed of

Which of the following destroys antigen-antibody complexes?

An Introduction to the Human Body

The Chemical Level of Organization

The Cellular Level of Organization

The Tissue Level of Organization

The Integumentary System

Introduction to the Skeletal System

The Axial Skeleton

The Appendicular Skeleton

Articulations

Muscle Tissue

The Muscular System

Introduction to the Nervous System

The Central Nervous System

The Peripheral Nervous System

Sensory, Motor, and Integrative Systems

The Special Senses

The Endocrine System

The Cardiovascular System: the Heart

The Cardiovascular System: Blood Vessels

The Lymphatic System and Immunity

The Respiratory System

The Digestive System

The Urinary System

The Reproductive Systems and Development

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