Human Anatomy and Physiology
Chapter 17 Exam 2025 Questions and
Answers
Blood is composed of - --ANSWER--formed elements and plasma
Functions of blood - --ANSWER--Distribution, Regulation, Protection
Distribution functions include - --ANSWER--delivering oxygen and nutrients to
body tissues, removing metabolic wastes, and transporting hormones.
Regulation functions include - --ANSWER--maintaining body temperature,
constant blood pH, and adequate fluid volume.
Protective functions include - --ANSWER--hemostasis and prevention of
infection.
Formed elements, accounting for 45% of whole blood are... - --ANSWER--
erythrocytes, leukocytes, and platelets. All formed elements arise from
hematopoietic stem cells in red bone marrow.
A healthy adult male has approximately __________ liters of blood. - --
ANSWER--5-6
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, plasma - --ANSWER--nonliving fluid matrix. Makes up most of the remaining
55% of while blood. Least dense component.
erythrocytes - --ANSWER--red blood cells that transport oxygen. 45% of whole
blood. Most dense component.
buffy coat - --ANSWER--present at the erythrocyte-plasma junction. Contains
leukocytes (white blood cells; various ways to protect body) platelets (cell
fragments that help stop bleeding)
The most abundant leukocytes are __________. - --ANSWER--neutrophils
Athletes who choose to use industry-produced EPO as a performance-enhancing
drug to increase the effects of their naturally-produced EPO, will experience
______. - --ANSWER--decreased production of EPO by their kidneys
In a cancer patient undergoing chemotherapy, the decision to utilize a CSF capable
of specifically stimulating the production of only the granular leukocytes would
require that the CSF acts exclusively on ______. - --ANSWER--myeloblasts
During erythroblastosis fetalis, a Rh- mother's anti-Rh antibodies that have crossed
the placenta will cause agglutination of the fetus's Rh+ RBCs. However, the
reverse problem never happens when a Rh+ mother is pregnant with a Rh- fetus,
that is, antibodies produced by the fetus cannot cause agglutination of the mother's
Rh+ RBCs. This is true because ______. - --ANSWER--antibodies that can cause
this agglutination are not produced by a fetus
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Chapter 17 Exam 2025 Questions and
Answers
Blood is composed of - --ANSWER--formed elements and plasma
Functions of blood - --ANSWER--Distribution, Regulation, Protection
Distribution functions include - --ANSWER--delivering oxygen and nutrients to
body tissues, removing metabolic wastes, and transporting hormones.
Regulation functions include - --ANSWER--maintaining body temperature,
constant blood pH, and adequate fluid volume.
Protective functions include - --ANSWER--hemostasis and prevention of
infection.
Formed elements, accounting for 45% of whole blood are... - --ANSWER--
erythrocytes, leukocytes, and platelets. All formed elements arise from
hematopoietic stem cells in red bone marrow.
A healthy adult male has approximately __________ liters of blood. - --
ANSWER--5-6
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, plasma - --ANSWER--nonliving fluid matrix. Makes up most of the remaining
55% of while blood. Least dense component.
erythrocytes - --ANSWER--red blood cells that transport oxygen. 45% of whole
blood. Most dense component.
buffy coat - --ANSWER--present at the erythrocyte-plasma junction. Contains
leukocytes (white blood cells; various ways to protect body) platelets (cell
fragments that help stop bleeding)
The most abundant leukocytes are __________. - --ANSWER--neutrophils
Athletes who choose to use industry-produced EPO as a performance-enhancing
drug to increase the effects of their naturally-produced EPO, will experience
______. - --ANSWER--decreased production of EPO by their kidneys
In a cancer patient undergoing chemotherapy, the decision to utilize a CSF capable
of specifically stimulating the production of only the granular leukocytes would
require that the CSF acts exclusively on ______. - --ANSWER--myeloblasts
During erythroblastosis fetalis, a Rh- mother's anti-Rh antibodies that have crossed
the placenta will cause agglutination of the fetus's Rh+ RBCs. However, the
reverse problem never happens when a Rh+ mother is pregnant with a Rh- fetus,
that is, antibodies produced by the fetus cannot cause agglutination of the mother's
Rh+ RBCs. This is true because ______. - --ANSWER--antibodies that can cause
this agglutination are not produced by a fetus
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