Chapter 19: Blood

Question 1

Approximately 65% of the blood volume is composed of formed elements, true or false?

Answer 1

False: 45% ~ formed elements

Question 2

After blood is fractionated, its components are separated for the purpose of analysis, true or false?

Answer 2

True

Question 3

Blood volume makes up about 12% of a human’s body weight, true or false?

Answer 3

False: Blood is 7% of a person’s weight.

Question 4

The most abundant plasma protein is fibrinogen, true or false?

Answer 4

False: Albumin is the most common.

Question 5

Fibrinogen is a plasma protein involved in blood clotting, true or false?

Answer 5

True

Question 6

Immunoglobulins are proteins in the blood used for defense, true or false?

Answer 6

True

Question 7

Anemia is the condition in which the oxygen carrying capacity of blood is reduced (resulting in a low blood hemoglobin concentration), true or false?

Answer 7

True

Question 8

Type A blood has Anti-A antibodies in the blood plasma, true or false.

Answer 8

False: Type A blood would have Anti-B antibodies.

Question 9

Erythropoiesis is stimulated by the kidney-derived hormone EPO, true or false?

Answer 9

True

Question 10

Hormones called colony-stimulating factors (CSF) are involved in the regulation of RBC populations, true or false?

Answer 10

False: CSF’s are involved in the regulation of WBC populations.