Chapter 12

Question 1

What is the normal volume of blood in an adult?

Answer 1

4–6 liters

Question 2

What is the liquid portion of blood called?

Answer 2

Plasma

Question 3

What is blood serum?

Answer 3

Plasma minus fibrinogen and prothrombin

Question 4

What are the functions of blood?

Answer 4

Transportation and protection

Question 5

Another name for RBC?

Answer 5

Erythrocytes

Question 6

Another name for WBC?

Answer 6

Leukocytes

Question 7

Another name for platelets?

Answer 7

Thrombocytes

Question 8

What causes pernicious anemia?

Answer 8

Lack of Vitamin B12

Question 9

What causes iron deficiency anemia?

Answer 9

Deficiency of iron

Question 10

What causes sickle cell anemia?

Answer 10

An abnormal type of hemoglobin or hemoglobin S

Question 11

What is aplastic anemia?

Answer 11

Reduction in RBCs following destruction of blood forming elements in the bone marrow

Question 12

What does hematocrit test give you?

Answer 12

Volume of RBCs in a blood sample

Question 13

What is the hematocrit value of RBCs?

Answer 13

45%

Question 14

What is leukocytosis?

Answer 14

Increased white blood cell count

Question 15

What is leukopenia?

Answer 15

Low WBC count

Question 16

What is an important component of hemoglobin?

Answer 16

Iron

Question 17

What is an embolus or embolism?

Answer 17

Circulating blood clot

Question 18

What is a thrombus?

Answer 18

A stationary blood clot

Question 19

What are the cells that function in the immune process?

Answer 19

Lymphocytes- and mainly B-lymphocytes

Question 20

Which cell is involved in cell mediated immunity or cellular immune response?

Answer 20

T cells

Question 21

A blood thinner produced by Basophils?

Answer 21

Heparin

Question 22

What is an antidote for heparin?

Answer 22

Protamine sulfate

Question 23

What are the elements needed for blood clotting?

Answer 23

Platelets, prothrombin, fibrin

Question 24

Organ that synthesizes prothrombin?

Answer 24

Liver

Question 25

A vitamin that helps with night vision?

Answer 25

Vitamin A

Question 26

What is an element needed to manufacture hemoglobin?

Answer 26

Iron

Question 27

What are the functions of WBC?

Answer 27

Protect the body from microorganisms invading the body

Question 28

What is an antibody?

Answer 28

A substance that reacts with the antigen that stimulated it’s formation

Question 29

What is a universal donor type?

Answer 29

O negative

Question 30

What is a universal recipient?

Answer 30

AB positive

Question 31

AB+ can receive blood from?

Answer 31

A+, A-,B+,B-,AB+,AB-,O+,O-

Question 32

AB can receive blood from?

Answer 32

A-,B-,AB-,O-

Question 33

O- can donate blood to?

Answer 33

A+,A-,B+,B-,AB+,AB-,O+,O-

Question 34

O+ can donate blood to?

Answer 34

A+, B+, AB+, O+