Question 1

List and briefly describe the three mechanisms used to reduce blood loss from a damaged blood vessel.

Accepted Answer

The answer of List and briefly describe the three mechanisms...

Question 2

Which of the following clotting factors is involved in strengthening and stabilizing a blood clot?

Accepted Answer

A) Factor V 
B) Factor VII 
C) Factor XI 
D) Factor XIII 
E) Factor XIV 
A) Factor V 
B) Factor VII 
C) Factor XI 
D) Factor XIII 
E) Factor XIV

Question 3

Which of the following precursor cells give rise to agranular leukocytes?

Accepted Answer

A) Proerythroblast 
B) Megakaryoblast 
C) Lymphoblast 
D) Myeloblast 
E) None of the selections are correct. 
A) Proerythroblast 
B) Megakaryoblast 
C) Lymphoblast 
D) Myeloblast 
E) None of the selections are correct.

Question 4

Which of the following precursor cells give rise to granular leukocytes?

Accepted Answer

A) Proerythroblast 
B) Megakaryoblast 
C) Lymphoblast 
D) Myeloblast 
E) None of the selections are correct. 
A) Proerythroblast 
B) Megakaryoblast 
C) Lymphoblast 
D) Myeloblast 
E) None of the selections are correct.

Question 5

Which of the following antibodies would you find in the plasma of a person with type O blood?

Accepted Answer

A) anti-A 
B) anti-B 
C) anti-A and anti-B 
D) No antibodies to ABO blood group antigens 
E) Not enough information to answer 
A) anti-A 
B) anti-B 
C) anti-A and anti-B 
D) No antibodies to ABO blood group antigens 
E) Not enough information to answer

Question 6

Which of the following blood cell types normally comprises the smallest percentage of the blood component labeled II in the figure?

Accepted Answer

A) eosinophils 
B) monocytes 
C) lymphocytes 
D) neutrophils 
E) basophils 
A) eosinophils 
B) monocytes 
C) lymphocytes 
D) neutrophils 
E) basophils

Question 7

Which of the cells in the diagram will increase the number of nuclear lobes as they age?

Accepted Answer

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

Question 8

Which of the following hormones stimulates the development of megakaryoblasts?

Accepted Answer

A) Erythropoietin 
B) Thrombopoietin 
C) Nitric oxide 
D) Human growth hormone 
E) Heparin 
A) Erythropoietin 
B) Thrombopoietin 
C) Nitric oxide 
D) Human growth hormone 
E) Heparin

Question 9

Which of the following blood cell types normally comprises the highest percentage of the blood component labeled II in the figure?

Accepted Answer

A) eosinophils 
B) monocytes 
C) lymphocytes 
D) neutrophils 
E) basophils 
A) eosinophils 
B) monocytes 
C) lymphocytes 
D) neutrophils 
E) basophils

Question 10

Why does damaged endothelium present an increased risk of blood clotting?

Accepted Answer

The answer of Why does damaged endothelium present an increased...

Question 11

Which of the cells in the diagram will eventually 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 12

Towards the end of erythropoiesis in the bone marrow,a red blood cell loses its nucleus and becomes a

Accepted Answer

A) proerythroblast. 
B) megakaryocyte. 
C) progenitor cell. 
D) mature erythrocyte. 
E) reticulocyte. 
A) proerythroblast. 
B) megakaryocyte. 
C) progenitor cell. 
D) mature erythrocyte. 
E) reticulocyte.

Question 13

Which labeled cell in the diagram is a pluripotent 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 14

Which of the following cells is not an agranular leukocyte?

Accepted Answer

A) Monocytes 
B) Macrophage 
C) Lymphocyte 
D) Basophil 
E) All of these choices 
A) Monocytes 
B) Macrophage 
C) Lymphocyte 
D) Basophil 
E) All of these choices

Question 15

Ferritin is a protein used to

Accepted Answer

A) transport iron in the blood. 
B) store iron in the liver. 
C) oxidize iron in the peroxisomes. 
D) synthesize iron. 
E) absorb iron across intestinal cells. 
A) transport iron in the blood. 
B) store iron in the liver. 
C) oxidize iron in the peroxisomes. 
D) synthesize iron. 
E) absorb iron across intestinal cells.

Question 16

Which of the following plasma proteins plays a role in disease resistance?

Accepted Answer

A) Albumin 
B) Globulins 
C) Fibrinogen 
D) Myoglobin 
E) Hemoglobin 
A) Albumin 
B) Globulins 
C) Fibrinogen 
D) Myoglobin 
E) Hemoglobin

Question 17

The major function of red blood cells is

Accepted Answer

A) nutrient transport. 
B) cytokine stimulation. 
C) blood cell proliferation. 
D) gas transport. 
E) disease resistance. 
A) nutrient transport. 
B) cytokine stimulation. 
C) blood cell proliferation. 
D) gas transport. 
E) disease resistance.

Question 18

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 19

A high count of which of the white blood cells shown in the figure may indicate bacterial infection,stress,or inflammation?

Accepted Answer

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

Question 20

Which of the following are characteristics of BOTH erythrocytes and thromobocytes?

Accepted Answer

A) no nucleus 
B) large segmented nucleus 
C) cytoplasmic granules 
D) lifespan of 5 to 9 days 
E) develop from myeloblasts
F)more than one answer selection is correct 
A) no nucleus 
B) large segmented nucleus 
C) cytoplasmic granules 
D) lifespan of 5 to 9 days 
E) develop from myeloblasts
F)more than one answer selection is correct

Exam 19: The Cardiovascular System: The Blood

List and briefly describe the three mechanisms used to reduce blood loss from a damaged blood vessel.

Which of the following clotting factors is involved in strengthening and stabilizing a blood clot?

Which of the following precursor cells give rise to agranular leukocytes?

Which of the following precursor cells give rise to granular leukocytes?

Which of the following antibodies would you find in the plasma of a person with type O blood?

Which of the following blood cell types normally comprises the smallest percentage of the blood component labeled II in the figure?

Which of the cells in the diagram will increase the number of nuclear lobes as they age?

Which of the following hormones stimulates the development of megakaryoblasts?

Which of the following blood cell types normally comprises the highest percentage of the blood component labeled II in the figure?

Why does damaged endothelium present an increased risk of blood clotting?

Which of the cells in the diagram will eventually develop into macrophages?

Towards the end of erythropoiesis in the bone marrow,a red blood cell loses its nucleus and becomes a

Which labeled cell in the diagram is a pluripotent stem cell?

Which of the following cells is not an agranular leukocyte?

Ferritin is a protein used to

Which of the following plasma proteins plays a role in disease resistance?

The major function of red blood cells is

What is this figure demonstrating?

A high count of which of the white blood cells shown in the figure may indicate bacterial infection,stress,or inflammation?

Which of the following are characteristics of BOTH erythrocytes and thromobocytes?

An Introduction to the Human Body

The Chemical Level of Organization

The Cellular Level of Organization

The Tissue Level of Organization

The Integumentary System

The Skeletal System: Bone Tissue

The Skeletal System: The Axial Skeleton

The Skeletal System: The Appendicular Skeleton

Joints

Muscle Tissue

The Muscular System

Nervous Tissue

The Spinal Cord and Spinal Nerves

The Brain and Cranial Nerves

The Autonomic Nervous System

Sensory, Motor and Integrative Systems

The Special Senses

The Endocrine System

The Cardiovascular System: The Heart

The Cardiovascular System: Blood Vessels and Hemodynamics

The Lymphatic System, Nonspecific Resistance to Disease, and Immunity

The Digestive System

Metabolism

The Urinary System

The Reproductive Systems

Development and Inheritance

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