Physiology: Blood Histology I Questions With
Solved Solutions
Plasma - ANSWER>>ECF of blood and all substances within it
Serum - ANSWER>>Clear liquid that is separated from clotted blood
Hematocrit (HCT) - ANSWER>>Fraction of whole blood volume that is red blood
volume
Hematocrit - ANSWER>>_____ deficiency causes anemia
Acute Phase Proteins - ANSWER>>Proteins that increase in blood in response to
inflammation
Negative Acute Phase Proteins - ANSWER>>Proteins that decrease in blood in
response to inflammation
Abnormal Proteins - ANSWER>>Proteins that are specific to certain inflammatory
conditions
55% - ANSWER>>What percentage of blood is plasma?
Salting-Out - ANSWER>>What separation method is used for fibrinogen, albumin,
& globulins?
Electrophoresis - ANSWER>>What separation method is used for albumin and
specific globulins?
Albumin - ANSWER>>_____ is the major protein of human plasma
, Low, Short - ANSWER>>Albumin has a _____ molecular mass and _____ half life
Negatively, Not - ANSWER>>Albumin is _____ charged and _____ glycosylated
High - ANSWER>>Albumin has a _____ solubility in water
Heat - ANSWER>>_____ can denature albumin
Hepatocytes - ANSWER>>_____ in the liver produce albumin
Preproprotein - ANSWER>>Albumin is synthesized as a _____
Nope - ANSWER>>Does albumin increase plasma viscosity?
Globular - ANSWER>>Albumin has a _____ shape
Albumin - ANSWER>>_____ is responsible for a large majority of the capillary
colloidal osmotic pressure of human plasma
Water - ANSWER>>The albumin-originated capillary colloid osmotic pressure
favors the maintenance of _____ in the blood vessel
Fatty Acids, Steroid Hormones, Calcium, Bilirubin, Copper, & Drugs -
ANSWER>>Albumin can bind what 6 ligands?
AAs - ANSWER>>Albumin is a source of _____ for protein synthesis
True - ANSWER>>Albumin has a buffering capacity due to its HIGH concentration
(T/F)
Hypoalbuminemia - ANSWER>>_____ causes a retention of fluid in tissue spaces
(edema)
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Plasma - ANSWER>>ECF of blood and all substances within it
Serum - ANSWER>>Clear liquid that is separated from clotted blood
Hematocrit (HCT) - ANSWER>>Fraction of whole blood volume that is red blood
volume
Hematocrit - ANSWER>>_____ deficiency causes anemia
Acute Phase Proteins - ANSWER>>Proteins that increase in blood in response to
inflammation
Negative Acute Phase Proteins - ANSWER>>Proteins that decrease in blood in
response to inflammation
Abnormal Proteins - ANSWER>>Proteins that are specific to certain inflammatory
conditions
55% - ANSWER>>What percentage of blood is plasma?
Salting-Out - ANSWER>>What separation method is used for fibrinogen, albumin,
& globulins?
Electrophoresis - ANSWER>>What separation method is used for albumin and
specific globulins?
Albumin - ANSWER>>_____ is the major protein of human plasma
, Low, Short - ANSWER>>Albumin has a _____ molecular mass and _____ half life
Negatively, Not - ANSWER>>Albumin is _____ charged and _____ glycosylated
High - ANSWER>>Albumin has a _____ solubility in water
Heat - ANSWER>>_____ can denature albumin
Hepatocytes - ANSWER>>_____ in the liver produce albumin
Preproprotein - ANSWER>>Albumin is synthesized as a _____
Nope - ANSWER>>Does albumin increase plasma viscosity?
Globular - ANSWER>>Albumin has a _____ shape
Albumin - ANSWER>>_____ is responsible for a large majority of the capillary
colloidal osmotic pressure of human plasma
Water - ANSWER>>The albumin-originated capillary colloid osmotic pressure
favors the maintenance of _____ in the blood vessel
Fatty Acids, Steroid Hormones, Calcium, Bilirubin, Copper, & Drugs -
ANSWER>>Albumin can bind what 6 ligands?
AAs - ANSWER>>Albumin is a source of _____ for protein synthesis
True - ANSWER>>Albumin has a buffering capacity due to its HIGH concentration
(T/F)
Hypoalbuminemia - ANSWER>>_____ causes a retention of fluid in tissue spaces
(edema)
