Blood Physiology

Question 1

components of heme

Answer 1

protoporphyrin IX and Fe2

Question 2

Where is iron mostly absorbed?

Answer 2

Duodenum

Question 3

Last stage of RBC with a nucleus

Answer 3

Orthochromatic Erytrhoblast

Question 4

Form of RBC released to the blood

Answer 4

Reticulocytes

Question 5

Lifespan of fetal RBC

Answer 5

90 days

Question 6

Fate of heme in destroyed RBCs

Answer 6

Bilirubin

Question 7

1st line of defense

Answer 7

Innate immunity

Question 8

Lifespan of granulocytes

Answer 8

4-8 hours in blood

4-5 days in tissues

Question 9

Most common WBC

Answer 9

Neutrophils

Question 10

Bilobed nucleus, stain bright red with eosin dye

Answer 10

Eosinophils

Question 11

Lifespan of platelets

Answer 11

7-10 days

Question 12

WBC involved in adaptive immunity

Answer 12

Lymphocytes

Question 13

Movement of neutrophils and macrophages out of the circulatory system and into the site of injury

Answer 13

Diapedesis

Question 14

What substance is released by mast cells that cause vasodilation and increased vascular permeability

Answer 14

Histamine

Question 15

What portion of antibodies are determines specificity to antigen

Answer 15

Variable portion

Question 16

Smallest Ig

Answer 16

IgG

Question 17

Ig able to cross placenta

Answer 17

IgG

Question 18

Largest Ig and present on all uncomitted B cells

Answer 18

IgM

Question 19

Complement for opsonization

Answer 19

C3b

Question 20

Complement that is chemotactic to WBCs

Answer 20

C5a

Question 21

Membrane Attack complex

Answer 21

C5b-C9

Question 22

Which T cells are capable of creating perforins

Answer 22

cytotoxic T cell

Question 23

Type D antigen is widely prevalent

Answer 23

Rh

Question 24

Responsible for platelet adhesion

Answer 24

vWF

Glycoprotein 1b

Question 25

Factor X is also known as

Answer 25

Stuart Prower factor

Question 26

Calcium is also Factor _____

Answer 26

IV

Question 27

Most crucial event in wound healing

Answer 27

Hemostasis

Question 28

Steps in would healing

Answer 28

Hemostasis >> Inflammation >> Proliferation >> Maturation

Question 29

First event in hemostasis

Answer 29

Vasoconstriction

Question 30

Most abundant of blood cells

Answer 30

RBC