Chamberlain A&P III Midterm Exam Questions with
Verified Solutions.
Which of the following is NOT a major function of the blood?
a) Transportation of nutrients
b) Regulation of blood pH
c) Protection against infectious disease
d) Transportation of heat
e) Production of oxygen - ANS Production of oxygen
Which of the following is NOT a true statement regarding blood?
a) The normal average temperature of blood is around
100.4F.
b) The normal pH range for blood is 7.35-7.45.
c) Hemocytoblasts are a common component of circulating
Blood.
d) The primary circulating blood cell is the RBC.
e) Blood is a liquid connective tissue consisting of cells and
A liquid extracellular matrix. - ANS Hemocytoblasts are a common component of
circulating blood.
The hematocrit is a measure of the percentage of whole blood occupied by...
a) WBCs
b) Platelets
c) RBCs
d) Plasma
e) Plasma proteins - ANS RBCs
What percentage of blood plasma is water?
a) 95.1%
b) 91.5%
c) 88.5%
d) 4.9%
e) 8.5% - ANS 91.5%
Which of the following plasma proteins plays a role in disease resistance?
a) Albumin
b) Globulins
c) Fibrinogen
d) Myoglobin
e) Hemoglobin - ANS globulins
Which of the following plasma proteins plays a role in blood clotting?
a) Albumin
b) Globulins
c) Fibrinogen
d) Prostaglandins
e) None of these choices - ANS fibrinogen
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,The process by which the formed elements of the blood develop is called...
a) Hematospermia
b) Hemopoiesis
c) Thrombocytosis
d) Hemostasis
e) Polycythemia - ANS hemopoiesis
A megakaryoblast will develop into...
a) A RBC
b) A WBC
c) A platelet
d) Either a WBC or a platelet
e) None of these choices - ANS a platelet
During hemopoiesis, some of the myeloid stem cells will eventually develop into...
a) Proerythroblasts
b) T lymphoblast’s
c) B lymphoblast’s
d) NK lymphoblast’s
e) All of these choices - ANS proerythroblasts
Which of the following hormone stimulates proliferation of red blood cells in red bone
marrow?
a) Erythropoietin (EPO)
b) Thrombopoietin (TPO)
c) Human growth hormone (HGH)
d) Calcitonin (CT)
e) Follicle-stimulating hormone (FSH) - ANS erythropoietin (EPO)
Approximately, how many hemoglobin molecules are found in each RBC?
a) 50 million
b) 100 million
c) 280 million
d) 320 million
e) 430 million - ANS 280 million
Ferritin is a protein used to...
a) Transport iron in the blood
b) Store iron in the liver
c) Oxidize iron in the peroxisomes
d) Synthesize iron
e) Absorb iron across intestinal cells - ANS store iron in the liver
The major function of RBCs is...
a) Nutrient transport
b) Cytokine stimulation
c) Blood cell proliferation
d) Gas transport
e) Disease resistant - ANS gas transport
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, Towards the end of erythropoiesis in the bone marrow, a RBC loses its nucleus and
becomes a...
a) Proerythroblast
b) Megakaryocyte
c) Progenitor cell
d) Mature erythrocyte
e) Reticulocyte - ANS reticulocyte
Which of the following blood cells is a phagocyte?
a) Neutrophil
b) Platelet
c) Lymphocyte
d) Basophil
e) Erythrocyte - ANS neutrophil
Which of the following blood cells is involved in reducing blood loss from a damaged
blood vessel?
a) Erythrocyte
b) Platelet
c) Lymphocyte
d) Basophil
e) Neutrophil - ANS platelet
Which of the following blood cells releases granules that intensify the inflammatory
response and promote hypersensitivity (allergic) reactions?
a) Eosinophil
b) Monocyte
c) Lymphocyte
d) Basophil
e) Neutrophil - ANS basophil
Which of the following blood cells phagocytizes antigen-antibody complexes and are
effective against parasitic worms?
a) Eosinophil
b) Monocyte
c) Lymphocyte
d) Basophil
e) Neutrophil - ANS eosinophil
Which of the following blood cells are the main soldiers in the immune system
defense of the body against microbial invaders?
a) Eosinophil
b) Macrophage
c) Lymphocyte
d) Basophil
e) Platelet - ANS lymphocyte
Which of the following cells is NOT a granular leukocyte?
a) Monocytes
b) Macrophage
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Verified Solutions.
Which of the following is NOT a major function of the blood?
a) Transportation of nutrients
b) Regulation of blood pH
c) Protection against infectious disease
d) Transportation of heat
e) Production of oxygen - ANS Production of oxygen
Which of the following is NOT a true statement regarding blood?
a) The normal average temperature of blood is around
100.4F.
b) The normal pH range for blood is 7.35-7.45.
c) Hemocytoblasts are a common component of circulating
Blood.
d) The primary circulating blood cell is the RBC.
e) Blood is a liquid connective tissue consisting of cells and
A liquid extracellular matrix. - ANS Hemocytoblasts are a common component of
circulating blood.
The hematocrit is a measure of the percentage of whole blood occupied by...
a) WBCs
b) Platelets
c) RBCs
d) Plasma
e) Plasma proteins - ANS RBCs
What percentage of blood plasma is water?
a) 95.1%
b) 91.5%
c) 88.5%
d) 4.9%
e) 8.5% - ANS 91.5%
Which of the following plasma proteins plays a role in disease resistance?
a) Albumin
b) Globulins
c) Fibrinogen
d) Myoglobin
e) Hemoglobin - ANS globulins
Which of the following plasma proteins plays a role in blood clotting?
a) Albumin
b) Globulins
c) Fibrinogen
d) Prostaglandins
e) None of these choices - ANS fibrinogen
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,The process by which the formed elements of the blood develop is called...
a) Hematospermia
b) Hemopoiesis
c) Thrombocytosis
d) Hemostasis
e) Polycythemia - ANS hemopoiesis
A megakaryoblast will develop into...
a) A RBC
b) A WBC
c) A platelet
d) Either a WBC or a platelet
e) None of these choices - ANS a platelet
During hemopoiesis, some of the myeloid stem cells will eventually develop into...
a) Proerythroblasts
b) T lymphoblast’s
c) B lymphoblast’s
d) NK lymphoblast’s
e) All of these choices - ANS proerythroblasts
Which of the following hormone stimulates proliferation of red blood cells in red bone
marrow?
a) Erythropoietin (EPO)
b) Thrombopoietin (TPO)
c) Human growth hormone (HGH)
d) Calcitonin (CT)
e) Follicle-stimulating hormone (FSH) - ANS erythropoietin (EPO)
Approximately, how many hemoglobin molecules are found in each RBC?
a) 50 million
b) 100 million
c) 280 million
d) 320 million
e) 430 million - ANS 280 million
Ferritin is a protein used to...
a) Transport iron in the blood
b) Store iron in the liver
c) Oxidize iron in the peroxisomes
d) Synthesize iron
e) Absorb iron across intestinal cells - ANS store iron in the liver
The major function of RBCs is...
a) Nutrient transport
b) Cytokine stimulation
c) Blood cell proliferation
d) Gas transport
e) Disease resistant - ANS gas transport
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, Towards the end of erythropoiesis in the bone marrow, a RBC loses its nucleus and
becomes a...
a) Proerythroblast
b) Megakaryocyte
c) Progenitor cell
d) Mature erythrocyte
e) Reticulocyte - ANS reticulocyte
Which of the following blood cells is a phagocyte?
a) Neutrophil
b) Platelet
c) Lymphocyte
d) Basophil
e) Erythrocyte - ANS neutrophil
Which of the following blood cells is involved in reducing blood loss from a damaged
blood vessel?
a) Erythrocyte
b) Platelet
c) Lymphocyte
d) Basophil
e) Neutrophil - ANS platelet
Which of the following blood cells releases granules that intensify the inflammatory
response and promote hypersensitivity (allergic) reactions?
a) Eosinophil
b) Monocyte
c) Lymphocyte
d) Basophil
e) Neutrophil - ANS basophil
Which of the following blood cells phagocytizes antigen-antibody complexes and are
effective against parasitic worms?
a) Eosinophil
b) Monocyte
c) Lymphocyte
d) Basophil
e) Neutrophil - ANS eosinophil
Which of the following blood cells are the main soldiers in the immune system
defense of the body against microbial invaders?
a) Eosinophil
b) Macrophage
c) Lymphocyte
d) Basophil
e) Platelet - ANS lymphocyte
Which of the following cells is NOT a granular leukocyte?
a) Monocytes
b) Macrophage
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