Deck 13: The Blood

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​Megakaryoblasts mature into ____.

A) ​lymphocytes
B) ​platelets
C) ​erythrocytes
D) ​eosinophils
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​Approximately one third of the erythrocyte cell volume is composed of ____.

A) ​globulins
B) ​albumin
C) ​hemoglobin
D) ​fibrinogen
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​The term ____ means eating cells.

A) ​phagocytosis
B) ​thrombosis
C) ​embolism
D) ​syneresis
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Blood plasma without clotting factors is called ____.​

A) ​thrombin
B) ​fibrin
C) ​thromboplastin
D) ​serum
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​Chemical secretions from ____ attack some worm parasites in the body.

A) ​neutrophils
B) ​eosinophils
C) ​lymphocytes
D) ​monocytes
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Thrombin forms the threads of a blood clot, which enmesh the blood cells and platelets seeping from the wound.​
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​The most numerous white blood cell type are the ____, which comprise 60-70% of all white blood cells.

A) ​eosinophils
B) ​basophils
C) ​lymphocytes
D) ​neutrophils
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Antibodies are produced by ____.​

A) ​lymphocytes
B) ​monocytes
C) ​basophils
D) ​eosinophils
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​After ____ leave the blood and enter tissues, they increase in size and are called macrophages.

A) ​neutrophils
B) ​eosinophils
C) ​lymphocytes
D) ​monocytes
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​Red blood cells make up about ____% of the volume of blood cells.

A) ​95
B) ​50
C) ​35
D) ​75
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​The normal pH of blood is at 7.35 to 7.45.
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​Plasma accounts for about 55% of blood.
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​Smoking increases ____ levels in the blood, thus increasing the possibility of unwanted clotting.

A) ​albumin
B) ​hemoglobin
C) ​fibrinogen
D) ​thrombin
Question
​Heparin, histamine, and serotonin are secreted by ____.

A) ​monocytes
B) ​basophils
C) ​macrophages
D) ​eosinophils
Question
​Hematopoiesis occurs in the ____.

A) ​kidney
B) ​bone marrow
C) ​liver
D) ​pancreas
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The conversion of fibrinogen into fibrin is catalyzed by ____.​

A) ​albumin
B) ​hemoglobin
C) ​prothrombin
D) ​thrombin
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Hemoglobin has five iron atoms that combine with oxygen gas in the lungs.​
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​Red blood cells pick up ____ in the lungs, and transport it via the blood to all cells of the body.

A) ​carbon dioxide
B) ​albumin
C) ​oxygen
D) ​proteins
Question
Clot retraction is called ____.​

A) ​embolism
B) ​syneresis
C) ​thrombosis
D) ​eosinophilia
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Sickle-cell anemia is a hereditary disease in which leukocytes have an abnormal sickle shape due to abnormal hemoglobin.​
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​An excessive amount of red blood cells can cause ____.

A) ​anemia
B) ​erythrocytosis
C) ​thalassemia
D) ​thrombocytopenia
Question
White blood cells as a group are called ____.​

A) ​erythrocytes
B) ​lymphocytes
C) ​basophils
D) ​leukocytes
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When an Rh-negative mother carries her second Rh-positive baby, anti-Rh antibodies can cross through the placenta and destroy the child's red blood cells, a condition called ____________________.​
Question
​An inherited form of anemia in which erythrocytes rupture or are destroyed at a faster rate than normal is known as ____.

A) ​thalassemia
B) ​septicemia
C) ​hemolytic anemia
D) ​malaria
Question
​One example of granular leukocytes are ____.

A) ​lymphocytes
B) ​basophils
C) ​monocytes
D) ​erythrocytes
Question
​The serious decrease in the number of thrombocytes or blood platelets is a condition known as ____.

A) ​leukemia
B) ​thrombocytopenia
C) ​erythrocytosis
D) ​mononucleosis
Question
​An example of an agranular leukocyte is a(n) ____.

A) ​neutrophil
B) ​eosinophil
C) ​basophil
D) ​monocyte
Question
​An abnormal production of white blood cells is associated with a type of cancer called ____.

A) ​leukemia
B) ​hemophilia
C) ​anemia
D) ​thalassemia
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The genetically inherited clotting disorder ____ is associated with the expression of a recessive gene on the X chromosome.​

A) ​leukemia
B) ​hemophilia
C) ​anemia
D) ​thalassemia
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​The fluid part of the blood is called ____________________.
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A blood clot that forms in a vessel supplying the heart is called a(n) ____________________.
Question
Agglutination of RBCs is the result of a transfusion reaction caused by ____ blood.​

A) ​familial
B) ​contaminated
C) ​frozen
D) ​mismatched
Question
Prothrombin activator, with the assistance of ____ ions, converts prothrombin to thrombin.​

A) ​calcium
B) ​potassium
C) ​sodium
D) ​chloride
Question
The Rh blood group consists of those individuals with the ____ antigen, the first identified and studied.​

A) ​A
B) ​B
C) ​O
D) ​D
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​A cholesterol-containing mass that adheres to the smooth walls of blood vessels is called a(n) ____.

A) ​plaque
B) ​clot
C) ​embolism
D) ​embolus
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A reduction in the amount of oxygen that red blood cells can transport is a condition known as ____________________.​
Question
​Blood poisoning is also known as ____.

A) ​anemia
B) ​thalassemia
C) ​septicemia
D) ​leukemia
Question
Ninety-one percent of plasma is ____________________.​
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​A piece of a blood clot that dislodges and is transported by the bloodstream is called a(n) ____.

A) ​embolus
B) ​thrombus
C) ​infarction
D) ​stroke
Question
​Clotting in an unbroken blood vessel is called ____.

A) ​embolus
B) ​clotting
C) ​thrombosis
D) ​embolism
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a.​erythrocytes
b.​leukocytes
c.​hematopoiesis
d.​agglutination
e.​syneresis
f.​red bone marrow
g.​fibrinolysis
h.​stem cells
i.​phagocytosis
j.fibrin
​clumping of RBCs
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​Match the description with the corresponding term.
a.​erythrocytes
b.​leukocytes
c.​hematopoiesis
d.​agglutination
e.​syneresis
f.​red bone marrow
g.​fibrinolysis
h.​stem cells
i.​phagocytosis
j.fibrin
​dissolution of a blood clot
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​Match the description with the corresponding term.
a.​erythrocytes
b.​leukocytes
c.​hematopoiesis
d.​agglutination
e.​syneresis
f.​red bone marrow
g.​fibrinolysis
h.​stem cells
i.​phagocytosis
j.fibrin
​eating cellular debris
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​Match the description with the corresponding term.
a.​erythrocytes
b.​leukocytes
c.​hematopoiesis
d.​agglutination
e.​syneresis
f.​red bone marrow
g.​fibrinolysis
h.​stem cells
i.​phagocytosis
j.fibrin
​site of blood cell formation
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​Match the description with the corresponding term.
a.​erythrocytes
b.​leukocytes
c.​hematopoiesis
d.​agglutination
e.​syneresis
f.​red bone marrow
g.​fibrinolysis
h.​stem cells
i.​phagocytosis
j.fibrin
​red blood cells
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​Match the description with the corresponding term.
a.​erythrocytes
b.​leukocytes
c.​hematopoiesis
d.​agglutination
e.​syneresis
f.​red bone marrow
g.​fibrinolysis
h.​stem cells
i.​phagocytosis
j.fibrin
​blood cell formation
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​Match the description with the corresponding term.
a.​erythrocytes
b.​leukocytes
c.​hematopoiesis
d.​agglutination
e.​syneresis
f.​red bone marrow
g.​fibrinolysis
h.​stem cells
i.​phagocytosis
j.fibrin
​white blood cells
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a.​erythrocytes
b.​leukocytes
c.​hematopoiesis
d.​agglutination
e.​syneresis
f.​red bone marrow
g.​fibrinolysis
h.​stem cells
i.​phagocytosis
j.fibrin
​tightening of a fibrin clot
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​Match the description with the corresponding term.
a.​erythrocytes
b.​leukocytes
c.​hematopoiesis
d.​agglutination
e.​syneresis
f.​red bone marrow
g.​fibrinolysis
h.​stem cells
i.​phagocytosis
j.fibrin
​forms threads of the blood clot
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​Match the description with the corresponding term.
a.​erythrocytes
b.​leukocytes
c.​hematopoiesis
d.​agglutination
e.​syneresis
f.​red bone marrow
g.​fibrinolysis
h.​stem cells
i.​phagocytosis
j.fibrin
​undifferentiated mesenchymal cells
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Deck 13: The Blood
1
​Megakaryoblasts mature into ____.

A) ​lymphocytes
B) ​platelets
C) ​erythrocytes
D) ​eosinophils
B
2
​Approximately one third of the erythrocyte cell volume is composed of ____.

A) ​globulins
B) ​albumin
C) ​hemoglobin
D) ​fibrinogen
C
3
​The term ____ means eating cells.

A) ​phagocytosis
B) ​thrombosis
C) ​embolism
D) ​syneresis
A
4
Blood plasma without clotting factors is called ____.​

A) ​thrombin
B) ​fibrin
C) ​thromboplastin
D) ​serum
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​Chemical secretions from ____ attack some worm parasites in the body.

A) ​neutrophils
B) ​eosinophils
C) ​lymphocytes
D) ​monocytes
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6
Thrombin forms the threads of a blood clot, which enmesh the blood cells and platelets seeping from the wound.​
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7
​The most numerous white blood cell type are the ____, which comprise 60-70% of all white blood cells.

A) ​eosinophils
B) ​basophils
C) ​lymphocytes
D) ​neutrophils
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8
Antibodies are produced by ____.​

A) ​lymphocytes
B) ​monocytes
C) ​basophils
D) ​eosinophils
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​After ____ leave the blood and enter tissues, they increase in size and are called macrophages.

A) ​neutrophils
B) ​eosinophils
C) ​lymphocytes
D) ​monocytes
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10
​Red blood cells make up about ____% of the volume of blood cells.

A) ​95
B) ​50
C) ​35
D) ​75
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11
​The normal pH of blood is at 7.35 to 7.45.
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12
​Plasma accounts for about 55% of blood.
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13
​Smoking increases ____ levels in the blood, thus increasing the possibility of unwanted clotting.

A) ​albumin
B) ​hemoglobin
C) ​fibrinogen
D) ​thrombin
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14
​Heparin, histamine, and serotonin are secreted by ____.

A) ​monocytes
B) ​basophils
C) ​macrophages
D) ​eosinophils
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​Hematopoiesis occurs in the ____.

A) ​kidney
B) ​bone marrow
C) ​liver
D) ​pancreas
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16
The conversion of fibrinogen into fibrin is catalyzed by ____.​

A) ​albumin
B) ​hemoglobin
C) ​prothrombin
D) ​thrombin
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17
Hemoglobin has five iron atoms that combine with oxygen gas in the lungs.​
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18
​Red blood cells pick up ____ in the lungs, and transport it via the blood to all cells of the body.

A) ​carbon dioxide
B) ​albumin
C) ​oxygen
D) ​proteins
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19
Clot retraction is called ____.​

A) ​embolism
B) ​syneresis
C) ​thrombosis
D) ​eosinophilia
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20
Sickle-cell anemia is a hereditary disease in which leukocytes have an abnormal sickle shape due to abnormal hemoglobin.​
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21
​An excessive amount of red blood cells can cause ____.

A) ​anemia
B) ​erythrocytosis
C) ​thalassemia
D) ​thrombocytopenia
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22
White blood cells as a group are called ____.​

A) ​erythrocytes
B) ​lymphocytes
C) ​basophils
D) ​leukocytes
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23
When an Rh-negative mother carries her second Rh-positive baby, anti-Rh antibodies can cross through the placenta and destroy the child's red blood cells, a condition called ____________________.​
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24
​An inherited form of anemia in which erythrocytes rupture or are destroyed at a faster rate than normal is known as ____.

A) ​thalassemia
B) ​septicemia
C) ​hemolytic anemia
D) ​malaria
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25
​One example of granular leukocytes are ____.

A) ​lymphocytes
B) ​basophils
C) ​monocytes
D) ​erythrocytes
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26
​The serious decrease in the number of thrombocytes or blood platelets is a condition known as ____.

A) ​leukemia
B) ​thrombocytopenia
C) ​erythrocytosis
D) ​mononucleosis
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27
​An example of an agranular leukocyte is a(n) ____.

A) ​neutrophil
B) ​eosinophil
C) ​basophil
D) ​monocyte
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28
​An abnormal production of white blood cells is associated with a type of cancer called ____.

A) ​leukemia
B) ​hemophilia
C) ​anemia
D) ​thalassemia
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29
The genetically inherited clotting disorder ____ is associated with the expression of a recessive gene on the X chromosome.​

A) ​leukemia
B) ​hemophilia
C) ​anemia
D) ​thalassemia
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30
​The fluid part of the blood is called ____________________.
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31
A blood clot that forms in a vessel supplying the heart is called a(n) ____________________.
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32
Agglutination of RBCs is the result of a transfusion reaction caused by ____ blood.​

A) ​familial
B) ​contaminated
C) ​frozen
D) ​mismatched
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33
Prothrombin activator, with the assistance of ____ ions, converts prothrombin to thrombin.​

A) ​calcium
B) ​potassium
C) ​sodium
D) ​chloride
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34
The Rh blood group consists of those individuals with the ____ antigen, the first identified and studied.​

A) ​A
B) ​B
C) ​O
D) ​D
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35
​A cholesterol-containing mass that adheres to the smooth walls of blood vessels is called a(n) ____.

A) ​plaque
B) ​clot
C) ​embolism
D) ​embolus
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36
A reduction in the amount of oxygen that red blood cells can transport is a condition known as ____________________.​
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37
​Blood poisoning is also known as ____.

A) ​anemia
B) ​thalassemia
C) ​septicemia
D) ​leukemia
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38
Ninety-one percent of plasma is ____________________.​
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39
​A piece of a blood clot that dislodges and is transported by the bloodstream is called a(n) ____.

A) ​embolus
B) ​thrombus
C) ​infarction
D) ​stroke
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40
​Clotting in an unbroken blood vessel is called ____.

A) ​embolus
B) ​clotting
C) ​thrombosis
D) ​embolism
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41
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a.​erythrocytes
b.​leukocytes
c.​hematopoiesis
d.​agglutination
e.​syneresis
f.​red bone marrow
g.​fibrinolysis
h.​stem cells
i.​phagocytosis
j.fibrin
​clumping of RBCs
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a.​erythrocytes
b.​leukocytes
c.​hematopoiesis
d.​agglutination
e.​syneresis
f.​red bone marrow
g.​fibrinolysis
h.​stem cells
i.​phagocytosis
j.fibrin
​dissolution of a blood clot
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a.​erythrocytes
b.​leukocytes
c.​hematopoiesis
d.​agglutination
e.​syneresis
f.​red bone marrow
g.​fibrinolysis
h.​stem cells
i.​phagocytosis
j.fibrin
​eating cellular debris
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a.​erythrocytes
b.​leukocytes
c.​hematopoiesis
d.​agglutination
e.​syneresis
f.​red bone marrow
g.​fibrinolysis
h.​stem cells
i.​phagocytosis
j.fibrin
​site of blood cell formation
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a.​erythrocytes
b.​leukocytes
c.​hematopoiesis
d.​agglutination
e.​syneresis
f.​red bone marrow
g.​fibrinolysis
h.​stem cells
i.​phagocytosis
j.fibrin
​red blood cells
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a.​erythrocytes
b.​leukocytes
c.​hematopoiesis
d.​agglutination
e.​syneresis
f.​red bone marrow
g.​fibrinolysis
h.​stem cells
i.​phagocytosis
j.fibrin
​blood cell formation
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a.​erythrocytes
b.​leukocytes
c.​hematopoiesis
d.​agglutination
e.​syneresis
f.​red bone marrow
g.​fibrinolysis
h.​stem cells
i.​phagocytosis
j.fibrin
​white blood cells
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a.​erythrocytes
b.​leukocytes
c.​hematopoiesis
d.​agglutination
e.​syneresis
f.​red bone marrow
g.​fibrinolysis
h.​stem cells
i.​phagocytosis
j.fibrin
​tightening of a fibrin clot
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a.​erythrocytes
b.​leukocytes
c.​hematopoiesis
d.​agglutination
e.​syneresis
f.​red bone marrow
g.​fibrinolysis
h.​stem cells
i.​phagocytosis
j.fibrin
​forms threads of the blood clot
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a.​erythrocytes
b.​leukocytes
c.​hematopoiesis
d.​agglutination
e.​syneresis
f.​red bone marrow
g.​fibrinolysis
h.​stem cells
i.​phagocytosis
j.fibrin
​undifferentiated mesenchymal cells
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