Pathophysiology Chapter 28 Structure and Function of the Hematologic System
1. What is the most abundant class of plasma protein?
a. Globulin
b. Albumin
c. Clotting factors
d. Complement proteins
2. What is the effect of low plasma albumin?
a. Clotting factors decrease, thus increasing the chance of prolonged bleeding.
b. Fewer immunoglobulins are synthesized, thus impairing the immune function.
c. Less iron is stored, thus increasing the incidence of iron deficiency anemia.
d. Osmotic pressure decreases; thus water moves from the capillaries to the
interstitium.
3. What is the life span of an erythrocyte (in days)?
a. 20 to 30
b. 60 to 90
c. 100 to 120
d. 200 to 240
4. What does the student learn about erythrocytes?
a. Erythrocytes contain a nucleus, mitochondria, and ribosomes.
b. Erythrocytes synthesize proteins.
c. Erythrocytes have the ability to change shape to squeeze through microcirculation.
d. Erythrocytes are more abundant in women than men.
5. What are granulocytes that contain granules of vasoactive amines, such as
histamine, called?
1. What is the most abundant class of plasma protein?
a. Globulin
b. Albumin
c. Clotting factors
d. Complement proteins
2. What is the effect of low plasma albumin?
a. Clotting factors decrease, thus increasing the chance of prolonged bleeding.
b. Fewer immunoglobulins are synthesized, thus impairing the immune function.
c. Less iron is stored, thus increasing the incidence of iron deficiency anemia.
d. Osmotic pressure decreases; thus water moves from the capillaries to the
interstitium.
3. What is the life span of an erythrocyte (in days)?
a. 20 to 30
b. 60 to 90
c. 100 to 120
d. 200 to 240
4. What does the student learn about erythrocytes?
a. Erythrocytes contain a nucleus, mitochondria, and ribosomes.
b. Erythrocytes synthesize proteins.
c. Erythrocytes have the ability to change shape to squeeze through microcirculation.
d. Erythrocytes are more abundant in women than men.
5. What are granulocytes that contain granules of vasoactive amines, such as
histamine, called?
