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

What is the normal concentration range of the formed element that comprises the blood component labeled III in the figure?

Accepted Answer

A) 400,000-1 million cells/μL 
B) 150-200 cells/μL 
C) 4)8-5.4 million cells/μL 
D) 150,000-400,000 cells/μL 
E) 5,000-10,000 cells/μL 
A) 400,000-1 million cells/μL 
B) 150-200 cells/μL 
C) 4)8-5.4 million cells/μL 
D) 150,000-400,000 cells/μL 
E) 5,000-10,000 cells/μL C

Question 3

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. B

Question 4

Which labeled cell in the diagram is a WBC?

Accepted Answer

A) A 
B) B 
C) C 
D) Both B and C 
E) All of these choices 
A) A 
B) B 
C) C 
D) Both B and C 
E) All of these choices

Question 5

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

Accepted Answer

Blood may come in contact with collagen

Question 6

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 7

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

Accepted Answer

1)Vascular spasm occurs when circularly

Question 8

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

Accepted Answer

Hypoxia in the kidney leads to secretion

Question 9

The process by which the formed elements of the blood develop is called

Accepted Answer

A) hematospermia. 
B) hemopoiesis. 
C) thrombocytosis. 
D) hemostasis. 
E) polycythemia. 
A) hematospermia. 
B) hemopoiesis. 
C) thrombocytosis. 
D) hemostasis. 
E) polycythemia.

Question 10

During hemopoiesis,some of the myeloid stem cells will eventually develop into

Accepted Answer

A) proerythroblasts. 
B) T lymphoblasts. 
C) B lymphoblasts. 
D) NK lymphoblasts. 
E) all of these choices. 
A) proerythroblasts. 
B) T lymphoblasts. 
C) B lymphoblasts. 
D) NK lymphoblasts. 
E) all of these choices.

Question 11

A low count of which of the white blood cells shown in the figure may indicate radiation exposure,or systemic lupus erythromatosus?

Accepted Answer

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

Question 12

Which of the following substances is an anticoagulant produced by mast cells and basophils?

Accepted Answer

A) Heparin 
B) Fibrinogen 
C) Thromboxane A2 
D) Prostacyclin 
E) Plasmin 
A) Heparin 
B) Fibrinogen 
C) Thromboxane A2 
D) Prostacyclin 
E) Plasmin

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

List and briefly describe the major functions of blood.

Accepted Answer

1)Transportation of oxygen,carbon dioxid

Question 15

A high count of which of the white blood cells shown in the figure may indicate parasitic infection or autoimmune disease?

Accepted Answer

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

Question 16

Which of the cells in the diagram can be subdivided into categories of small and large versions of this cell type?

Accepted Answer

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

Question 17

Anemia is defined as

Accepted Answer

A) a condition where blood does not clot properly. 
B) a condition where blood cells are lysed by the immune response. 
C) a condition where there is excessive bleeding. 
D) a condition in which the oxygen-carrying capacity of blood is reduced. 
E) none of these choices. 
A) a condition where blood does not clot properly. 
B) a condition where blood cells are lysed by the immune response. 
C) a condition where there is excessive bleeding. 
D) a condition in which the oxygen-carrying capacity of blood is reduced. 
E) none of these choices.

Question 18

A cord-blood transplant involves obtaining the stem cells to transplant into the diseased patient from

Accepted Answer

A) the spermatic cord of a donor's testes. 
B) the spinal cord of the patient. 
C) the umbilical cord of a donor shortly after birth. 
D) the irradiated bone marrow of the patient. 
E) the spinal cord of an aborted fetus. 
A) the spermatic cord of a donor's testes. 
B) the spinal cord of the patient. 
C) the umbilical cord of a donor shortly after birth. 
D) the irradiated bone marrow of the patient. 
E) the spinal cord of an aborted fetus.

Question 19

Low counts of which two cell types shown in the figure may result from treatment with cortisol?

Accepted Answer

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

Question 20

Explain the proposed role of hemoglobin in the regulation of blood flow and blood pressure.

Accepted Answer

The gaseous hormone nitric oxide (NO),pr

Exam 19: The Cardiovascular System: the Blood

What does this figure represent?

What is the normal concentration range of the formed element that comprises the blood component labeled III in the figure?

Ferritin is a protein used to

Which labeled cell in the diagram is a WBC?

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

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

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

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

The process by which the formed elements of the blood develop is called

During hemopoiesis,some of the myeloid stem cells will eventually develop into

A low count of which of the white blood cells shown in the figure may indicate radiation exposure,or systemic lupus erythromatosus?

Which of the following substances is an anticoagulant produced by mast cells and basophils?

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

List and briefly describe the major functions of blood.

A high count of which of the white blood cells shown in the figure may indicate parasitic infection or autoimmune disease?

Which of the cells in the diagram can be subdivided into categories of small and large versions of this cell type?

Anemia is defined as

A cord-blood transplant involves obtaining the stem cells to transplant into the diseased patient from

Low counts of which two cell types shown in the figure may result from treatment with cortisol?

Explain the proposed role of hemoglobin in the regulation of blood flow and blood pressure.

An Introduction to the Human Body

The Chemical Level of Organization

The Cellular Level of Organization

The Tissue Level of Organization

The Integumentary System Unit Ii: Principles of Support and Movement

The Skeletal System: Bone Tissue

The Skeletal System: the Axial Skeleton

The Skeletal System: the Appendicular Skeleton

Joints

Muscle Tissue

The Muscular System Unit Iii: Control Systems of the Human Body

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 Unit Iv: Maintenance of the Human Body

The Cardiovascular System: the Heart

The Cardiovascular System: Blood Vessels and Hemodynamics

The Lymphatic System, Nonspecific Resistance to Disease, and Immunity

The Respiratory System

The Digestive System

Metabolism

The Urinary System

Fluid, Electrolyte, and Acid-Base Homeostasis Unit V: Continuity

The Reproductive Systems

Development and Inheritance

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