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EXAM 1 - BIOS255 CHAMBERLAIN, A Test With
Complete Solutions Latest 2026 Update
1. Plasma consists of: water, proteins, nutrients, hormones, oxygen, carbon dioxide, electrolytes
2. plasma is percent of blood: 55%
3. buffy coat: composed of white blood cells and platelets
4. Viscosity: resistance of fluid to flow
5. osmolarity: dissolved particles in the blood that cannot pass through the blood vessel wall
6. If you need to examine antibodies against a virus in a patient, which part of the
blood will you need?: plasma
7. albumin: smallest and most abundant plasma protein
viscosity and osmolarity
8. what do albumins influence: blood pressure, flow, and fluid balance
9. globulins: alpha, beta, gamma
provide immune system functions
10. fibrinogen: help form blood clots
11. RBCs (erythrocytes) count: 4.2-6.2 million uL
12. WBCs (leukocytes) count: 5000-10,000 uL
13. platelet count: 130,000-360,000/uL
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14. A normal hematocrit is of the total blood volume: 37-52%
15. The myeoblast cell line gives rise to which mature blood cells?: Neutrophils and
basophils
16. Where does hematopoiesis take place in adults?: red bone marrow
17. The biconcave formed elements that lack mitochondria and a nucleus are called:
red blood cells
18. Why do red blood cells have a biconcave shape?: allows to carry oxygen eflciently
19. red blood cells are formed in the: red bone marrow
20. to make an RBC you need: EPO; amino acids; iron; vitamin B12
21. hemoglobin is made up of: 2 alpha and 2 beta heme
and globin
22. iron in the center of hemoglobin helps to beind: molecular oxygen
23. hemoglobin function: regulates blood flow and pressure
24. Polycythemia: excess of RBC
25. anemia: too few RBC
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EXAM 1 - BIOS255 CHAMBERLAIN, A Test With
Complete Solutions Latest 2026 Update
1. Plasma consists of: water, proteins, nutrients, hormones, oxygen, carbon dioxide, electrolytes
2. plasma is percent of blood: 55%
3. buffy coat: composed of white blood cells and platelets
4. Viscosity: resistance of fluid to flow
5. osmolarity: dissolved particles in the blood that cannot pass through the blood vessel wall
6. If you need to examine antibodies against a virus in a patient, which part of the
blood will you need?: plasma
7. albumin: smallest and most abundant plasma protein
viscosity and osmolarity
8. what do albumins influence: blood pressure, flow, and fluid balance
9. globulins: alpha, beta, gamma
provide immune system functions
10. fibrinogen: help form blood clots
11. RBCs (erythrocytes) count: 4.2-6.2 million uL
12. WBCs (leukocytes) count: 5000-10,000 uL
13. platelet count: 130,000-360,000/uL
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14. A normal hematocrit is of the total blood volume: 37-52%
15. The myeoblast cell line gives rise to which mature blood cells?: Neutrophils and
basophils
16. Where does hematopoiesis take place in adults?: red bone marrow
17. The biconcave formed elements that lack mitochondria and a nucleus are called:
red blood cells
18. Why do red blood cells have a biconcave shape?: allows to carry oxygen eflciently
19. red blood cells are formed in the: red bone marrow
20. to make an RBC you need: EPO; amino acids; iron; vitamin B12
21. hemoglobin is made up of: 2 alpha and 2 beta heme
and globin
22. iron in the center of hemoglobin helps to beind: molecular oxygen
23. hemoglobin function: regulates blood flow and pressure
24. Polycythemia: excess of RBC
25. anemia: too few RBC
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