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Ayana Jackson
The Heart and Blood
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| A disease that develops as a result of the reaction of a mother’s Rh antibodies with her Rh-positive baby is hemostasis. hematopoiesis. diapedesis. erythroblastosis fetalis. | erythroblastosis fetalis. |
| All of the following are components critical to coagulation except prothrombin. thrombin. fibrinogen. fibrin. none of the above; all of these components are critical to coagulation. | none of the above; all of these components are critical to coagulation. |
| All of the following are granulocytes except neutrophils. eosinophils. lymphocytes. basophils. | lymphocytes. |
| The physiological mechanism that dissolves clots is known as hemostasis. fibrinolysis. erythroblastosis. diapedesis. | fibrinolysis. |
| A decrease in the amount of white blood cells is called leukocytosis. leukopenia. differential white blood cell count. hemostasis. | leukopenia. |
| Platelets play an important role in fighting infection. carrying oxygen. blood clotting. carrying carbon dioxide. | blood clotting. |
| _____, a natural constituent of blood, acts as an antithrombin and prevents clots from forming in vessels. Spectrin Erythropoietin Serum Heparin | Heparin |
| The term blood type refers to the type of blood cell antibody. antigen. transfusion reaction. | antigen. |
| Atria are often called _____ because they receive blood from vessels called veins. pumping chambers venous chambers deoxygenated chambers receiving chambers | receiving chambers |
| The bulk of the heart wall is the thick, contractile middle layer called the pericardium. epicardium. endocardium. myocardium. | myocardium. |