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Hemostasis is the production of formed elements of blood.
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Which is not true of sickle-cell disease?
Caused by a recessive allele that modifies the structure of hemoglobin.
It is due to a hereditary hemoglobin defect.
It is advantageous in that it can protect carriers against malaria.
It is a cause of malaria
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True or False Hemostasis is the production of formed elements of blood. False Hemostasis is the cessation of bleeding
Which is not true of sickle-cell disease? Caused by a recessive allele that modifies the structure of hemoglobin. It is due to a hereditary hemoglobin defect. It is advantageous in that it can protect carriers against malaria. It is a cause of malaria It is a cause of malaria. bc It is a cause of anemia.
What are the least abundant of the formed elements? Multiple Choice Platelets Basophils Erythrocytes Neutrophils Eosinophils Basophils
What are the MOST abundant of the formed elements? Multiple Choice Platelets Basophils Erythrocytes Neutrophils Eosinophils Erythrocytes
True or False Rh incompatibility between a sensitized Rh+ female and an Rh- fetus can cause hemolytic disease of the newborn. True
The universal donor of RBCs, but not necessarily plasma, is blood type _________blank. O, Rh-negative
Which cells aid in the body's defense processes by secreting histamine and heparin? Basophils
The main reason why an individual with type AB, Rh-negative blood cannot donate blood to an individual with type A, Rh-positive blood is because _________blank. anti-B antibodies in the recipient will agglutinate RBCs of the donor
Tissues can become edematous (swollen) when which of the following occurs? Colloid osmotic pressure (COP) is high. There is hyperproteinemia. The con of sodium and proteins in blood is high. hematocrit is high. There is dietary protein deficiency. There is a dietary protein deficiency.
Which of the following has not been implicated in causing leukopenia? Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome (AIDS) Lead poisoning Radiation therapy Dehydration Immunosuppressant drugs Dehydration
Correction of hypoxemia is regulated by _________blank. a negative feedback loop
The structural framework of a blood clot is formed by _________blank. a fibrin polymer
Which of the following are not secreted by platelets? Multiple Choice Procoagulants Thrombopoietin Growth factors Vasoconstrictors Chemicals that attract neutrophils Thrombopoietin
True or False: Blood viscosity stems mainly from electrolytes and monomers dissolved in plasma. False
A deficiency of _________blank can cause pernicious anemia. vitamin B12
Which of the following would not lead to polycythemia? Multiple Choice Cancer of the erythropoietic line of the red bone marrow Iron deficiency Dehydration Emphysema Excessive aerobic exercise Iron deficiency
Which of the following is not a function of blood? Transports a variety of nutrients Helps to stabilize the pH of extracellular fluids Participates in the initiation of blood clotting Produces plasma hormones Helps to regulate body temperature Produces plasma hormones
Which of the following is not contained in the buffy coat? Multiple Choice Lymphocytes Granulocytes Erythrocytes Agranulocytes Platelets Erythrocytes (red blood cell)
A normal hematocrit is _________blank of the total blood volume. 37% to 52%
Which of the following is most likely to cause anemia? High altitude Air pollution other than by carbon monoxide Renal disease Smoking Any factor that creates a state of hypoxemia Renal disease
A person with type AB blood has _________blank RBC antigen(s). A and B
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