Chapter 18 Reveiw Questions Flashcards
What is true about blood?
Blood is slightly more viscous than water
Which statement about albumin is true?
It is the most abundant plasma protein
Which of the following plasma proteins is not produced by the liver?
Immunoglobulin
Which of the formed elements arise from myeloid stem cells?
- B cells
- Natural killer cells
- Platelets
Which of the following statements about erythropoietin is true?
Facilitates the proliferation in differentiation of the erythrocyte linage.
Interleukins are associated primarily with which of the following?
- production of various lymphocytes
- immune responses
- inflammation
Which of the following statements about mature, circulating erythrocytes is true?
They have no nucleus
A molecule of hemoglobin __________.
Consist of four goblin proteins, each bound to a molecule of heme
The production of healthy erythrocytes depends upon the availability of __________.
Copper, Zinc, vitamin B 12
Aging and damaged erythrocytes are removed from the circulation by ________.
Macrophages
A patient has been suffering for two months with a chronic watery diarrhea. A blood test is likely to reveal ____________.
Polycythemia
The process by which leukocytes squeeze through adjacent cells in a blood cell wall is called ___________.
Emigration
Which of the following described a neutrophil?
Abundant granular, especially effective against bacteria
T and B lymphocytes ____________.
Are involved with specific immune function
A patient has been experiencing severe persistent allergy symptoms that are reduced when she takes an antihistamine before the treatment. This patient was likely to have had increased activity of which leukocyte?
Basophils
