A&P II Pearson blood Exam 2025
Questions and Answers
The majority of whole blood is - --ANSWER--Plasma
In a centrifuged sample of blood, what makes up the buffy coat? - --ANSWER--
White blood cells and platelets
What is the average normal pH range of blood? - --ANSWER--7.35-7.45
Which of the following is not a distribution function of blood?
A) transport of salts to maintain blood volume
B) Transport of hormones to their target organs
C) Transport of metabolic wastes from cells
D) delivery of oxygen to body cells - --ANSWER--Transport of salts to maintain
blood volume
The main protein in blood plasma is... - --ANSWER--Albumin
What is the main contributor to osmotic pressure - --ANSWER--Albumin
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, What transports proteins that bind to lipids, metal ions, and fat-soluble vitamins - -
-ANSWER--Alpha and beta globulins
What is necessary for coagulation - --ANSWER--Fibrinogen
What are the antibodies released by plasma cells during immune response - --
ANSWER--Gamma globulins
Which of the following is true of erythrocytes?
A)Erythrocytes are a fixed shape and cannot change shape
B) Erythrocytes are nucleated cells
C) Erythrocytes are shaped like biconcave discs
D) Erythrocytes are cell fragments - --ANSWER--Erythrocytes are shaped like
biconcave discs
What is the name of the protein found in erythrocytes that allows for respiratory
gas transport? - --ANSWER--Hemoglobin
What triggers erythropoietin production to make new red blood cells? - --
ANSWER--Reduced availability of oxygen
Which part of the hemoglobin molecule binds carbon dioxide for transport? - --
ANSWER--Amino acids and globin
How many oxygen molecules can be transported by one hemoglobin molecule? - --
ANSWER--four
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Questions and Answers
The majority of whole blood is - --ANSWER--Plasma
In a centrifuged sample of blood, what makes up the buffy coat? - --ANSWER--
White blood cells and platelets
What is the average normal pH range of blood? - --ANSWER--7.35-7.45
Which of the following is not a distribution function of blood?
A) transport of salts to maintain blood volume
B) Transport of hormones to their target organs
C) Transport of metabolic wastes from cells
D) delivery of oxygen to body cells - --ANSWER--Transport of salts to maintain
blood volume
The main protein in blood plasma is... - --ANSWER--Albumin
What is the main contributor to osmotic pressure - --ANSWER--Albumin
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, What transports proteins that bind to lipids, metal ions, and fat-soluble vitamins - -
-ANSWER--Alpha and beta globulins
What is necessary for coagulation - --ANSWER--Fibrinogen
What are the antibodies released by plasma cells during immune response - --
ANSWER--Gamma globulins
Which of the following is true of erythrocytes?
A)Erythrocytes are a fixed shape and cannot change shape
B) Erythrocytes are nucleated cells
C) Erythrocytes are shaped like biconcave discs
D) Erythrocytes are cell fragments - --ANSWER--Erythrocytes are shaped like
biconcave discs
What is the name of the protein found in erythrocytes that allows for respiratory
gas transport? - --ANSWER--Hemoglobin
What triggers erythropoietin production to make new red blood cells? - --
ANSWER--Reduced availability of oxygen
Which part of the hemoglobin molecule binds carbon dioxide for transport? - --
ANSWER--Amino acids and globin
How many oxygen molecules can be transported by one hemoglobin molecule? - --
ANSWER--four
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