Question 1

What are the least abundant of the formed elements?

Accepted Answer

A) Platelets 
B) Basophils 
C) Erythrocytes 
D) Neutrophils 
E) Eosinophils 
A) Platelets 
B) Basophils 
C) Erythrocytes 
D) Neutrophils 
E) Eosinophils B

Question 2

A person with type A blood can safely donate RBCs to someone of type __________ and can receive RBCs from someone of type __________.

Accepted Answer

A) O; AB 
B) AB; O 
C) A; B 
D) B; A 
E) O; O 
A) O; AB 
B) AB; O 
C) A; B 
D) B; A 
E) O; O B

Question 3

Most strokes and heart attacks are caused by the abnormal clotting of blood in an unbroken vessel.Moreover,a piece of the __________ (clot)may break loose and begin to travel in the bloodstream as a(n)__________.

Accepted Answer

A) thrombus; embolus 
B) embolism; thrombus 
C) plaque; thrombus 
D) thrombosis; plaque 
E) plaque; embolus 
A) thrombus; embolus 
B) embolism; thrombus 
C) plaque; thrombus 
D) thrombosis; plaque 
E) plaque; embolus A

Question 4

Lymphocytes secrete antibodies,coordinate action of other immune cells,and serve in immune memory.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

Where in the body are hemopoietic stem cells found?

Accepted Answer

A) Yellow bone marrow 
B) Thymus 
C) Red bone marrow 
D) Spleen 
E) Liver 
A) Yellow bone marrow 
B) Thymus 
C) Red bone marrow 
D) Spleen 
E) Liver

Question 6

A patient is diagnosed with leukocytosis if they have more than __________ WBCs/$\mu$L.

Accepted Answer

A) 100,000 
B) 50,000 
C) 10,000 
D) 5,000 
E) 1,000 
A) 100,000 
B) 50,000 
C) 10,000 
D) 5,000 
E) 1,000

Question 7

Oxygen and carbon dioxide bind to different parts of hemoglobin.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

Incompatibility of one person's blood with another results from the action of plasma antibodies against the RBCs' antigens.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

An increased erythropoietin (EPO)output by the kidneys would lead to all of the following except __________.

Accepted Answer

A) increased hypoxemia 
B) increased blood osmolarity 
C) increased RBC production 
D) increased blood viscosity 
E) increased hematocrit 
A) increased hypoxemia 
B) increased blood osmolarity 
C) increased RBC production 
D) increased blood viscosity 
E) increased hematocrit

Question 10

Correction of hypoxemia is regulated by __________.

Accepted Answer

A) a self-amplifying mechanism 
B) an enzymatic amplification 
C) a positive feedback loop 
D) a negative feedback loop 
E) a cascade effect 
A) a self-amplifying mechanism 
B) an enzymatic amplification 
C) a positive feedback loop 
D) a negative feedback loop 
E) a cascade effect

Question 11

Why are pregnant Rh- women given an injection of Rh immune globulin?

Accepted Answer

A) Antibodies in the injection bind fetal RBC antigens so they cannot stimulate her immune system to produce anti-D antibodies. 
B) Antibodies in the injection bind fetal RBC antigens so they cannot stimulate her immune system to produce anti-A and anti-B antibodies. 
C) Antibodies in the injection bind fetal RBC antigens so they cannot stimulate her immune system to produce anti-A antibodies. 
D) Antibodies in the injection bind fetal RBC antigens so they cannot stimulate her immune system to produce anti-O antibodies. 
E) Antibodies in the injection bind fetal RBC antigens so they cannot stimulate her immune system to produce anti-B antibodies. 
A) Antibodies in the injection bind fetal RBC antigens so they cannot stimulate her immune system to produce anti-D antibodies. 
B) Antibodies in the injection bind fetal RBC antigens so they cannot stimulate her immune system to produce anti-A and anti-B antibodies. 
C) Antibodies in the injection bind fetal RBC antigens so they cannot stimulate her immune system to produce anti-A antibodies. 
D) Antibodies in the injection bind fetal RBC antigens so they cannot stimulate her immune system to produce anti-O antibodies. 
E) Antibodies in the injection bind fetal RBC antigens so they cannot stimulate her immune system to produce anti-B antibodies.

Question 12

A woman's first pregnancy is normal but her second pregnancy results in hemolytic disease of the newborn (HDN).The second child needed a transfusion to completely replace the agglutinating blood.The mother is most likely type __________ and both children are most likely __________.

Accepted Answer

A) A, Rh-negative; B, Rh-positive 
B) A, Rh-positive; B, Rh-negative 
C) O, Rh-negative; AB, Rh-negative 
D) AB, Rh-positive; O, Rh-negative 
E) AB, Rh-positive; O, Rh-positive 
A) A, Rh-negative; B, Rh-positive 
B) A, Rh-positive; B, Rh-negative 
C) O, Rh-negative; AB, Rh-negative 
D) AB, Rh-positive; O, Rh-negative 
E) AB, Rh-positive; O, Rh-positive

Question 13

Blood clots in the limbs put a patient most at risk for __________.

Accepted Answer

A) hemophilia 
B) pulmonary embolism 
C) thrombocytopenia 
D) disseminated intravascular coagulation (DI
C)  
E) septicemia 
A) hemophilia 
B) pulmonary embolism 
C) thrombocytopenia 
D) disseminated intravascular coagulation (DI
C)  
E) septicemia

Question 14

Lymphoid hemopoiesis occurs mainly in the bone marrow.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

Tissues can become edematous (swollen)when which of the following occurs?

Accepted Answer

A) Colloid osmotic pressure (COP) is high. 
B) There is hyperproteinemia. 
C) The concentration of sodium and proteins in blood is high. 
D) The hematocrit is high. 
E) There is a dietary protein deficiency. 
A) Colloid osmotic pressure (COP) is high. 
B) There is hyperproteinemia. 
C) The concentration of sodium and proteins in blood is high. 
D) The hematocrit is high. 
E) There is a dietary protein deficiency.

Question 16

A patient is suffering from ketoacidosis caused by an unregulated high protein diet.Which function of the blood has been compromised?

Accepted Answer

A) Stabilizing fluid distribution in the body 
B) Stabilizing the body's pH 
C) Protecting against microorganisms 
D) Transporting nutrients 
E) Transporting hormones 
A) Stabilizing fluid distribution in the body 
B) Stabilizing the body's pH 
C) Protecting against microorganisms 
D) Transporting nutrients 
E) Transporting hormones

Question 17

Leukopoiesis begins with the differentiation of __________.

Accepted Answer

A) pluripotent stem cells 
B) precursor cells 
C) colony-forming units 
D) myeloblasts 
E) lymphoblasts 
A) pluripotent stem cells 
B) precursor cells 
C) colony-forming units 
D) myeloblasts 
E) lymphoblasts

Question 18

Which of the following proteins is not normally found in plasma?

Accepted Answer

A) Albumin 
B) Hemoglobin 
C) Transferrin 
D) Prothrombin 
E) Fibrinogen 
A) Albumin 
B) Hemoglobin 
C) Transferrin 
D) Prothrombin 
E) Fibrinogen

Question 19

What would happen if all of the hemoglobin contained within the RBCs became free in the plasma?

Accepted Answer

A) It would considerably increase blood oxygen carrying capacity. 
B) It would facilitate delivery of oxygen into tissues supplied by small capillaries. 
C) It would facilitate oxygen diffusion into cells distant from blood capillaries. 
D) It would significantly increase blood osmolarity. 
E) It would drastically increase osmotic colloid pressure. 
A) It would considerably increase blood oxygen carrying capacity. 
B) It would facilitate delivery of oxygen into tissues supplied by small capillaries. 
C) It would facilitate oxygen diffusion into cells distant from blood capillaries. 
D) It would significantly increase blood osmolarity. 
E) It would drastically increase osmotic colloid pressure.

Question 20

Which of the following would not lead to polycythemia?

Accepted Answer

A) Cancer of the erythropoietic line of the red bone marrow 
B) Iron deficiency 
C) Dehydration 
D) Emphysema 
E) Excessive aerobic exercise 
A) Cancer of the erythropoietic line of the red bone marrow 
B) Iron deficiency 
C) Dehydration 
D) Emphysema 
E) Excessive aerobic exercise

Exam 18: The Circulatory System: Blood

What are the least abundant of the formed elements?

A person with type A blood can safely donate RBCs to someone of type __________ and can receive RBCs from someone of type __________.

Most strokes and heart attacks are caused by the abnormal clotting of blood in an unbroken vessel.Moreover,a piece of the __________ (clot)may break loose and begin to travel in the bloodstream as a(n)__________.

Lymphocytes secrete antibodies,coordinate action of other immune cells,and serve in immune memory.

Where in the body are hemopoietic stem cells found?

A patient is diagnosed with leukocytosis if they have more than __________ WBCs/ μ\muμ L.

Oxygen and carbon dioxide bind to different parts of hemoglobin.

Incompatibility of one person's blood with another results from the action of plasma antibodies against the RBCs' antigens.

An increased erythropoietin (EPO)output by the kidneys would lead to all of the following except __________.

Correction of hypoxemia is regulated by __________.

Why are pregnant Rh- women given an injection of Rh immune globulin?

A woman's first pregnancy is normal but her second pregnancy results in hemolytic disease of the newborn (HDN).The second child needed a transfusion to completely replace the agglutinating blood.The mother is most likely type __________ and both children are most likely __________.

Blood clots in the limbs put a patient most at risk for __________.

Lymphoid hemopoiesis occurs mainly in the bone marrow.

Tissues can become edematous (swollen)when which of the following occurs?

A patient is suffering from ketoacidosis caused by an unregulated high protein diet.Which function of the blood has been compromised?

Leukopoiesis begins with the differentiation of __________.

Which of the following proteins is not normally found in plasma?

What would happen if all of the hemoglobin contained within the RBCs became free in the plasma?

Which of the following would not lead to polycythemia?

Major Themes of Anatomy and Physiology

The Chemistry of Life

Cellular Form and Function

Genetics of Cellular Function

Histology

The Integumentary System

Bone Tissue

The Skeletal System

Joints

The Muscular System

Muscular Tissue

Nervous Tissue

The Spinal Cord, spinal Nerves, and Somatic Reflexes

The Brain and Cranial Nerves

The Autonomic Nervous System and Visceral Reflexes

Sense Organs

The Endocrine System

The Circulatory System: Heart

The Circulatory System: Blood Vessels and Circulation

The Lymphatic and Immune Systems

The Respiratory System

The Urinary System

Water,Electrolyte,and Acid-Base Balance

The Digestive System

Nutrition and Metabolism

The Male Reproductive System

The Female Reproductive System

Human Development and Aging

General Orientation to Human Anatomy

Filters

A person with type A blood can safely donate RBCs to someone of type and can receive RBCs from someone of type .

Most strokes and heart attacks are caused by the abnormal clotting of blood in an unbroken vessel.Moreover,a piece of the (clot)may break loose and begin to travel in the bloodstream as a(n).

A patient is diagnosed with leukocytosis if they have more than __________ WBCs/ $\mu$ L.

Why are pregnant Rh^- women given an injection of Rh immune globulin?

A woman's first pregnancy is normal but her second pregnancy results in hemolytic disease of the newborn (HDN).The second child needed a transfusion to completely replace the agglutinating blood.The mother is most likely type and both children are most likely .