2.2 Blood

Question 1

Blood pH

Answer 1

7.35 - 7.40

Question 2

Plasma protein which maintains colloidal osmotic pressure and transport certain insoluble metabolites

Answer 2

Albumin

Question 3

Plasma protein which transport metal ions, bound lipids, and lipid soluble vitaminsAlso are antibodies for immune defense

Answer 3

Globulins

Question 4

Plasma proteins which function in the formation of fibrin threads

Answer 4

Clotting proteins (prothrombin, fibrinogen, accelerator globulin)

Question 5

Major and most abundant plasma protein; but smallest in size

Carrier protein for hormones, metabolites, and drugs

Answer 5

Albumin

Question 6

Energy source of RBCs

Answer 6

Glycolysis and hexose monophosphate shunt pathway

Question 7

Main protein resposible for shape of the erythrocyte

Answer 7

Spectrin

Question 8

Peripheral protein which anchors preipheral membrane proteins to lipid bulayer

Answer 8

Ankyrin

Question 9

Contain specific carbohydrate chains which are important determinants of blood groupings

Answer 9

Glycosylated proteins

Question 10

Appears as stacked RBCs

Usually seen in thick smearscauses increased ESR

Answer 10

Rouleaux formation

Question 11

Physiologic adaptation of individuals living at high altitudes due to decreased oxygen tension

Answer 11

Polycythemia

Question 12

Leads to larger than normal RBCs

Answer 12

lack of vit B12

Question 13

Leads to smaller than usual RBCs

Answer 13

Lack of iron

Question 14

Formed when carbon monoxide is inhaled, causing a loss in the ability of blood to combine with oxygen

Answer 14

Corboxyhemoglobin

Question 15

Elevated WBC in viral infections

Answer 15

Lymphocytees

Question 16

Precursor to macrophages

Largest WBC

Answer 16

Monocytes

Question 17

Normal hemoglobin count

Answer 17

120-140 g/L

Question 18

Normal hematocrit count

Answer 18

37-47%

Question 19

Normal RBC count

Answer 19

4.45 x 10^12/L

Question 20

Normal WBC count

Answer 20

5-10 x 10^9/L