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Chapter 14 Key Concepts

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1. Typically, what percentage of a sample of human blood is made up of red blood cells?
2. What are the formed elements?
3. In addition to other factors,__________ has an influence on determining blood volume.
4. What type of formed element is most abundant?
5. What type of blood cell is biconcave and lacks a nucleus when they are mature?
6. Which cell type is an agranulocyte?
7. Which statement describes platelets?
8. What is the primary function of lymphocytes?
9. In the absence of__________, vitamin B12 is poorly absorbed. This deficiency can affect red blood cell production.
10. Biliverdin and bilirubin are pigments that result from the breakdown of__________.
11. What is the order of the breakdown products of hemoglobin?
12. Iron is a component of what substance?
13. Which of the formed elements releases serotonin?
14. Which of the following functions as a phagocyte?
15. How does heparin prevent the clotting of blood?
16. Cyanosis occurs when the blood concentration of__________ is abnormally high.
17. What is the underlying cause of sickle cell disease?
18. What form of anemia is caused by destruction of bone marrow?
19. What type of white blood cell is important in immunity?
20. What is diapedesis?
21. Following an injury, what stimulates the blood vessels in the area to spasm?
22. The hormone__________ controls red blood cell production via a__________ feedback mechanism.
23. Which statement refers to blood platelets?
24. Creatinine is an example of what type of plasma component?
25. Plasma electrolytes include__________.
26. What is the difference between serum and plasma?
27. A blood clot that forms abnormally in a blood vessel is called a(n)__________.
28. Prothrombin time is a blood test used to evaluate the__________.
29. Thrombocytopenia is due to a deficiency of__________.
30. What is released by platelets as a platelet plug forms?
31. What is the enzyme that catalyzes the activation of fibrin?
32. What type of antigens are found on the surface of red blood cells of a person with type AB blood?
33. What determines an individual's blood type?
34. In what situation might erythroblastosis fetalis occur?
35. Which is true about an individual who is Rh-negative?
36. What are "universal precautions"?
37. Which of the following describes leukemia?
38. What is the main function of plasma albumin?
39. What is the least abundant leukocyte in a blood sample?
40. What element is part of a hemoglobin molecule?
41. Name two substances that function to dissolve blood clots.
42. Cyanosis is caused by an increased blood concentration of__________.
43. Hypoxemia will stimulate the release of__________.
44. Platelets are cell fragments that are released by what type of cell?
45. If blood is too viscous, what happens to blood flow?
46. What is the normal pH of blood?
47. What is a normal hematocrit?
48. Typically, values such as hematocrit, RBC count, and hemoglobin concentration are higher in__________.
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