Deck 4: Body Fluids

Question 1

Which of the following is not a leukocyte?

A) Basophil
B) Eosinophil
C) Lymphocyte
D) Microcyte

Answer 1

Microcyte

Question 2

What is the name of the substance from which fibrin originates?

A) Thrombogen
B) Thrombolysis
C) Fibrinogen
D) Fibrinolysis

Answer 2

Fibrinogen

Question 3

Which of the following is true of leukocytosis?

A) It is the same as leukemia.
B) It is an increase in the number of leukocytes.
C) It is usually associated with anemia.
D) It is characterized by a deficiency of hemoglobin.

Answer 3

It is an increase in the number of leukocytes.

Question 4

Which term means an excess of blood in part of the body caused by increased blood flow?

A) Hyperemia
B) Macrocytosis
C) Phagocytosis
D) Thrombosis

Question 5

Receiving a vaccination is likely to produce which type of immunity?

A) Active artificial
B) Active natural
C) Passive artificial
D) Passive natural

Question 6

Which term means direct transfer of blood cells into a fetus?

A) Allogenic transplant
B) Autologous transfusion
C) Isograft
D) Intrauterine transfusion

Question 7

Which of the following is a general intoxication of the body resulting from absorption of bacterial toxins?

A) Cytotoxicity
B) Toxoid
C) Atoxic
D) Toxemia

Question 8

Which term means the body's ability to counteract the effects of a foreign invader?

A) Pathogenicity
B) Resistance
C) Susceptibility
D) Virulence

Question 9

What is the name of the surgical procedure whereby living organs are transferred from one part of the body to another or from one individual to another?

A) Transmission
B) Transreaction
C) Transplant
D) Rejection

Question 10

Which of the following is a surgical term?

A) Erythropoietin
B) Fibrinolysis
C) Prophylaxis
D) Thrombectomy

Question 11

Which term means between cells?

A) Extracellular
B) Intracellular
C) Intercellular
D) Supracellular

Question 12

Which of the following means a life-threatening hypersensitivity reaction to a previously encountered antigen?

A) Anaphylactic reaction
B) Autoimmune disorder
C) Kaposi sarcoma
D) Lupus erythematosus

Question 13

What term means the same as allogenic?

A) Autologous
B) Allogeneic
C) Allograft
D) Homologous

Question 14

Which type of body fluid composes the greatest percentage in a normal adult?

A) Extracellular fluid
B) Intracellular fluid
C) Interstitial fluid
D) Blood plasma

Question 15

What does nucleoid mean?

A) An enlarged nucleus
B) A round nucleus
C) Absence of a nucleus
D) Resembling a nucleus

Question 16

Which of the following means having no tendency to repair itself or develop into new tissue?

A) Alytic
B) Analytic
C) Aplastic
D) Anplastic

Question 17

What does hypochromia mean?

A) Causing pigment or color
B) Absence of color in the urine
C) A condition in which erythrocytes have increased hemoglobin content
D) A condition in which erythrocytes have reduced hemoglobin content

Question 18

What is extracellular fluid?

A) Fluid inside the nucleolus
B) Fluid that is contained within the body cells
C) Fluid that is not contained within the cells
D) The liquid part of a cell

Question 19

Which term is sometimes used to describe an abnormal condition of the blood or bone marrow?

A) Anaphylaxis
B) Dyscrasia
C) Electrophoresis
D) Hydrocephaly

Question 20

Which term means a generalized swelling caused by excessive accumulation of fluid in the body tissues?

A) Dehydration
B) Edema
C) Phagocytosis
D) Viscosity

Question 21

Blood _____ is the introduction of whole blood or blood components into the bloodstream of a person.

A) agglutination
B) hemostasis
C) fibrinolysis
D) transfusion

Question 22

What is the most important component of body fluids?

A) Red blood cells
B) White blood cells
C) Water
D) Antibodies

Question 23

Which of the following best describes leukocytosis?

A) Increased red blood cell count
B) Decreased red blood cell count
C) Increased white blood cell count
D) Decreased white blood cell count

Question 24

Which term means fainting?

A) Tinnitus
B) Syncope
C) Pallor
D) Dyspnea

Question 25

Which of the following best describes leukopenia?

A) Increased red blood cell count
B) Decreased red blood cell count
C) Increased white blood cell count
D) Decreased white blood cell count

Question 26

Which of the following is more likely to occur in vitamin K deficiency?

A) Xanthosis
B) Hemorrhagic tendencies
C) Anaphylaxis
D) Deficiency of antibodies

Question 27

Which statement is generally true?

A) Fluid intake is greater than fluid output.
B) Fluid intake is less than fluid output.
C) Fluid intake equals fluid output.
D) Depriving the body of needed water eventually leads to edema.

Question 28

Which of the following is not a hemoglobinopathy?

A) Aplastic anemia
B) Sickle cell trait
C) Sickle cell anemia
D) Hemoglobin C disease

Question 29

Which of the following conditions is most often associated with leukemia?

A) Increased red blood cell count
B) Decreased red blood cell count
C) Increased white blood cell count
D) Decreased white blood cell count

Question 30

Which of the following characteristics is most often associated with erythrocytosis?

A) Increased red blood cell count
B) Decreased red blood cell count
C) Increased white blood cell count
D) Decreased white blood cell count

Question 31

Which term means noise in the ears,such as ringing?

A) Tinnitus
B) Syncope
C) Pallor
D) Dyspnea

Question 32

What is the function of a leukocyte?

A) Transports oxygen
B) Initiates coagulation
C) Helps defend the body against disease
D) Manufactures hemoglobin

Question 33

Which of the following is a systemic infectious condition caused by pathogenic microorganisms,their enzymes,or their toxins?

A) Bone marrow failure
B) Christmas disease
C) Hemophilia
D) Septicemia

Question 34

What is the function of an erythrocyte?

A) Transports oxygen
B) Initiates coagulation
C) Manufactures antibodies
D) Defends the body against disease

Question 35

What is the function of blood platelets?

A) Transport oxygen
B) Initiate coagulation
C) Pigment in cells
D) Body defense

Question 36

Which of the following conditions is not considered a classic sign or symptom of anemia?

A) Dyspnea
B) Tachycardia
C) Pallor
D) Purulence

Question 37

Which of the following characteristics is most often associated with anemia?

A) Increased red blood cell count
B) Decreased red blood cell count
C) Increased white blood cell count
D) Decreased white blood cell count

Question 38

What is excessive loss of water from body tissue called?

A) Rehydration
B) Edema
C) Hyponatremia
D) Dehydration

Question 39

Which of the following is generally characterized by susceptibility to infections and chronic diseases?

A) Anaphylaxis
B) Cytotoxicity
C) Hemophilia
D) Immunodeficiency diseases

Question 40

Which statement is true of blood circulation?

A) Blood is carried away from the heart by arteries to all cells in the body.
B) Blood circulation picks up the extra interstitial fluid that collects between body cells.
C) Fluid balance is assured by more rapid blood flow if one does not drink enough water.
D) The liquid portion of blood is filtered by lymph nodes before it is transported to all cells in the body.

Question 41

What is a thrombus?

A) A substance that dissolves a blood clot
B) Formation of a clot inside a blood vessel
C) Spontaneous dissolution of a blood clot
D) Another name for hemolysin

Question 42

Which of the following statements is not true concerning thrombocytes?

A) They are also called platelets.
B) They initiate the formation of a blood clot.
C) They initiate the formation of a thrombus.
D) They are responsible for the transportation of oxygen.

Question 43

Which of the following is an adjective that means capable of dissolving a thrombus?

A) Thrombolyso
B) Thrombolysis
C) Thrombolytic
D) Thrombolysin

Question 44

Fluid balance is one aspect of which of the following?

A) Homeostasis
B) Hemolysin
C) Hydrocephaly
D) Hyperemia

Question 45

What is meant by the term thrombectomy?

A) Spontaneous dissolution of a blood clot
B) Surgical removal of a blood clot
C) Movement of a blood clot from its origin
D) Destruction of a blood clot by the use of medication

Question 46

What does the term hematoma mean?

A) A tumor composed of blood vessels
B) A localized collection of blood in a tissue or space
C) Any substance that resembles blood
D) Accumulation of blood in the eye

Question 47

Which of the following is not a hemoglobinopathy?

A) Sickle cell anemia
B) Iron-deficiency anemia
C) Hemoglobin C disease
D) Hemoglobin E disease

Question 48

Which word means the study of blood and blood-forming tissues?

A) Hematologic
B) Hematological
C) Hematology
D) Hematologist

Question 49

Which of the following best describes the role of body fluids?

A) Manufacturing of oxygen that is essential for survival
B) Manufacturing of vitamins and minerals
C) Transportation of nutrients and removal of wastes
D) Augmentation of body weight

Question 50

Which of the following words is a substance that prevents blood from clotting?

A) Coagulation
B) Coagulant
C) Anticoagulant
D) Coagulytic

Question 51

What is an evaluation of the number of white blood cells called?

A) An erythrocyte count
B) A leukocyte count
C) A thrombocyte count
D) A platelet count

Question 52

Which of the following is not a type of leukocyte?

A) Eosinophil
B) Basophil
C) Macrocyte
D) Lymphocyte

Question 53

What is the type of transplant in which one receives tissue from an individual of the same species?

A) Allograft
B) Amniocentesis
C) Autologous
D) Isograft

Question 54

Which of the following describes the term hematocrit?

A) A laboratory test on blood
B) A type of blood cell
C) Viewing of blood cells
D) Attraction to blood

Question 55

What does in vivo mean?

A) In the body
B) In a test tube
C) In an artificial environment
D) Inside a virus

Question 56

Which of the following means the destruction of red blood cells with the liberation of hemoglobin that diffuses into the fluid surrounding the red cells?

A) Thrombolysis
B) Hemolysis
C) Erythropoiesis
D) Globulinogenesis

Question 57

What is erythropoiesis?

A) Destruction of the blood,specifically the erythrocytes
B) A deficiency of hemoglobin in the erythrocytes
C) Production of erythrocytes
D) The presence of abnormal erythrocytes

Question 58

Which of the following is not true of a hemoglobinopathy?

A) It is associated with the presence of an abnormal hemoglobin.
B) It is hereditary.
C) Hemoglobin electrophoresis may be used to diagnose the condition.
D) Treatment may consist of an intrauterine transfusion.

Question 59

What are erythrocytes?

A) Red blood cells
B) White blood cells
C) Thrombocytes
D) Leukocytes

Question 60

Which of the following terms is another word for coagulate?

A) Clot
B) Agglutinate
C) Thrombus
D) None of the above

Question 61

Which term describes an erythrocyte that is normal in color?

A) Dyspneic
B) Normochromic
C) Necrotic
D) Leukocytopenia

Question 62

Which of the following is a systemic infection in which pathogens have spread from some part of the body and are in the circulating blood?

A) Erythropoiesis
B) Hematopoiesis
C) Immunodeficiency disease
D) Septicemia

Question 63

What is the term for a large cell that engulfs other matter?

A) Microcyte
B) Macrocyte
C) Macrophage
D) Macropod

Question 64

What is the literal translation of the term microcyte?

A) A small cell
B) A large cell
C) A cell with an irregular shape
D) A cell with unusual coloration

Question 65

What does thrombocytopenia mean?

A) Insufficient erythrocytes
B) Insufficient leukocytes
C) Insufficient thrombi
D) None of the above

Question 66

What is meant by the term mucous?

A) Composed of or secreting mucus
B) Resembling the slimy material of mucous membranes
C) The presence of an excessive amount of mucus
D) Similar to or causing a mutation

Question 67

What is the term for a reduction in the number of red blood cells,hemoglobin,or both red blood cells and hemoglobin?

A) Erythropenia
B) Anemia
C) Erythrocytosis
D) None of the above

Question 68

Which is true of antibodies?

A) They are immunoglobulins.
B) They are antigens.
C) They are generally formed against one's own cells.
D) They are foreign substances to the body.

Question 69

Which of the following is true of hemophilia?

A) It is a deficiency of red blood cells.
B) It is a deficiency of white blood cells.
C) It is a bleeding disorder.
D) None of the above are true.

Question 70

Which of the following means destruction of a blood clot?

A) Thrombogenesis
B) Karyoscopy
C) Fibrinolysis
D) Hemography

Question 71

Which of the following words does not refer to a large cell?

A) Macrophage
B) Megalocyte
C) Microcyte
D) Macrocyte

Question 72

What type of fluid is intercellular and fills the spaces between most of the cells of the body?

A) Coagulant
B) Interstitial
C) Intracellular
D) Shunt

Question 73

Which of the following is a disorder in which there is an increase in the number of red blood cells?

A) Thrombocytopenia
B) Cyanemia
C) Polycythemia
D) Leukocytosis

Question 74

Which term means a heightened reaction to an antigen?

A) Hypersensitivity
B) Pallor
C) Syncope
D) Tinnitus

Question 75

Which of the following is true regarding passive natural immunity?

A) It occurs after mild exposure to a disease.
B) It occurs as a result of having an acute disease.
C) It requires a deliberate action of either receiving a vaccine or antibodies.
D) It results from fetal exposure to maternal antibodies.

Question 76

Which of the following represents active natural immunity by an individual?

A) Developing antibodies after contracting a disease
B) Developing antibodies after receiving a vaccine
C) Fetal exposure to maternal antibodies
D) Receiving antibodies of another person by injection

Question 77

Which of the following is a malignant disease of the hematopoietic organs?

A) Leukemia
B) Leucopenia
C) Erythropenia
D) Thrombosis

Question 78

What does cytotoxicity mean?

A) The degree of virulence of any toxin
B) Having toxic effects on cells
C) A toxin that stimulates antibody formation
D) Any diseased condition due to toxins

Question 79

What does karyomegaly mean?

A) The presence of many megalocytes in the blood
B) A disordered mental state characterized by delusions of grandeur
C) Gigantism or somatomegaly
D) Abnormal enlargement of a cell nucleus

Question 80

Which of the following is a substance that causes hemolysis?

A) Hemolytic
B) Hemolyze
C) Hemolysin
D) None of the above