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which of the following is found in the buffy coat of centrifuged whole blood? - Answer- c)
leukocytes and platelets
most of the plasma proteins are produced? - Answer- d) In the liver
one component of a panel of blood tests tells you that there are 60% neutrophils. what
test was performed? - Answer- c) blood differential
which of the following correctly describes albumin? - Answer- a) is a plasma protein
lipids (either nutrients or hormones) are insoluble in water but are found traveling in the
plasma of the blood. what is the explanation for this? - Answer- b) lipids are carried in
plasma bound to soluble plasma transport proteins
which of the following describe a plasma cell? - Answer- c) is a differentiated B
lymphocyte that secretes antibodies
which of the following is a cell without cytoplasmic granules? - Answer- d) monocyte
if one hemoglobin molecule is 75% saturated then you can conclude that the molecule
has? - Answer- d) three oxygen molecules
which of the following correctly describes the component(s) of heme? - Answer- b)
porphyrin and iron
which of the following statements relating to iron is correct? - Answer- a) it is stored as a
protein-iron complex called ferritin
bilirubin is a chemical breakdown of? - Answer- c) heme
which of the following would be the most useful treatment for hypoxia? - Answer- a) HbF
(fetal Hb)
which of the following is the most likely cause of hemorrhagic anemia? - Answer- c)
blood loss
which of the following makes the best statement about sickle-cell trait? - Answer- a) is a
genetic disease whose signs and symptoms typically occur under stress
which of the following is an organ that secretes a hormone that regulates erythrocyte
production? - Answer- e) kidney
, which of the following is the most likely result from injection with erythropoietin (EPO)? -
Answer- a) high hematocrit
blood reticulocyte counts provide information regarding? - Answer- c) erythrocyte
formation
leukopoiesis is stimulated by? - Answer- e) b and c (interleukins and colony stimulating
factors)
neutrophils, eosinophils, and basophils develop from the? - Answer- b) myeloid stem
cell line
the immediate and first response to blood vessel injury is clotting? - Answer- b) false
what chemical substance is the last step of the coagulation cascade and forms the
structural framework of the blood clot? - Answer- e) fibrin
which electrolyte is necessary for the coagulation cascade? - Answer- c) calcium
which arm of the coagulation cascade is activated by tissue factor? - Answer- d)
extrinsic pathway
which of the following best describes the result if there is a lack of Factor X? - Answer-
c) the common pathway cannot become activated
how is a donor's blood type recorded when neither anti-A serum nor anti-B serum
agglutinate on a blood plate? - Answer- d) O
the fetal Rh blood is determined by the? - Answer- b) father
a woman is pregnant with her second child. she is Rh+ and the father is Rh-. with
respect to the Rh factor, what is the risk, if any, to this present fetus and/or the mother?
- Answer- c) Rh incompatibility was never a problem for this woman
a patient is suffering from an abnormally low white blood cell count. which of the
following clinical terms best defines this condition? - Answer- d) leukocytopenia
in hemorrhagic anemia you would expect? - Answer- a) low red blood cell count and low
hemoglobin
a mismatch of blood types during a transfusion is dangerous because? - Answer- c)
antibodies in the recipient's blood will bind and clump the donated cells
which of the following is characteristic of all leukocytes? - Answer- a) they are nucleated