Exam #1: Endocrine System & Blood Flashcards
What are the two classes of hormones?
Steroid, amino acid based
Which class of hormone (steroid or amino acid based) are ALL lipid-soluble, meaning they CAN cross the plasma membrane?
Steroid
Which class of hormone (steroid or amino acid based) is usually water-soluble, meaning it can NOT cross the plasma membrane?
Amino acid based
What tool does the Endocrine system use to have cell specificity?
Target cells
_____ ___: how specifity works for endocrine system hormones, including altering ___ ___ activity, increasing/decreasing the rates of normal cellular processes
Target cells
___ produce one or more of the following changes: stimulate mitosis, activate/deactivate enzymes, stimulate synthesis of enzymes & other proteins within the cell, alters plasma membrane permeability or membrane potential, or both, by opening/closing ion channels
Hormones
__-___ hormones (all amino-acid based hormones except thyroid) act on receptors in the plasma membrane (usually done via regulatory molecules called G proteins to 1 or more intracellular second messenger)
Water-soluble
___-___ hormones (steroid and thyroid hormones) act on receptors inside the cell, which directly activate genes
Lipid-soluble
____ stimuli activate secretion by direct response to changing blood levels of certain critical ions and nutrients (ex: parathyroid glands monitor the bodys crucial blood Ca2+ levels and release PTH as needed)
Humoral
___ stimuli activate secretion by nerve fibers stimulating hormone release (ex: when sympathetic nervous system stimulates the adrenal medulla to release norepinephrine/epinephrine in response to stress)
Neural
____ stimuli activate secretion by releasing and inhibiting hormones produced by the hypothalamus, regulate the secretion of most of anterior pituitary hormones & many anterior pituitary hormones in turn stimulate other endocrine organs to release their hormones
Hormonal
What is the concept that says a cell MUST have specific receptor proteins on its plasma membrane or in its interior to which a hormone can bind to? (Hint: three word answer)
Target cell activation
___-Regulation: when persistently low levels of a hormone can cause its target cells to form additional receptors for that hormone
Up
___-Regulation: prolonged exposure to high hormone concentrations that decrease the # of receptors for that hormone
Down
____: one hormone cannot exert its full effects without another hormone being present (Ex: lack of thyroid hormone delays reproductive development)
Permissiveness
___: when one or more hormone produces the same effects as the target cells and their combined effects are amplified (Ex: both glucagon and epinephrine cause the liver to release glucose to the blood, when working together, the amount of glucose released is about 150% of what would be released had they acted alone)
Synergism
___: occurs when one hormone imposes the action of another (Ex: this happens to insulin by glucagon; these types of relationships may compete for the same receptors, act through different metabolic pathways, or even cause down-regulation of the receptors for the opposing hormone)
Antagonism
What hormone is this description describing?
Function: metabolic hormone, protein synthesis & mitosis
Non-tropic, released by the Anterior Pituitary
GH
What hormone is this description describing?
Function: milk production for females
Non-tropic, released by the anterior pituitary
Prolactin
What hormone is this description describing?
Function: activate thyroid gland
Tropic, released by the anterior pituitary
TSH (thyroid stimulating hormone)
What hormone is this description describing?
Function: activate adrenal gland cortex
Tropic hormone, released by the anterior pituitary
ACTH (Adrenocorticotropin hormone)
What hormone is this description describing?
Function: activate sperm and egg production by the gonads
Tropic-hormone, released by the anterior pituitary gland
FSH (follicle stimulating hormone)
What hormone is this description describing?
Function: activate reproductive hormone production by the gonads
Tropic-hormone, released by the anterior pituitary
LH (luteinizing hormone)
What hormone is this description describing?
Function: aids in regulation of sleep cycles
Released by the pineal gland
Melatonin
What hormone is this description describing?
Function: decreases blood glucose
Produced by the beta cells in the pancreas, considered a hypoglycemic hormone
Insulin
What hormone is this description describing?
Function: increases blood glucose
Produced by alpha cells in the pancreas, considered a hyperglycemic hormone
Glucagon
Glycogenesis or Gluconeogenesis? : breakdown of glycogen to glucose
Glycogenesis
Glycogenesis or Gluconeogenesis? : synthesis of glucose from lactic acid & noncarbohydrates
Gluconeogenesis
What hormone is this description describing?
Function: in the uterus (stimulates contractions during childbirth), in the mammary glands (milk ejection), in the brain (“love” neurotransmitter, included with the mother/child bond)
Produced by Posterior Pituitary, uses positive feedback
Oxytocin
What hormone is this description describing?
Function: when targeting the kidney tubules (reabsorb more water, inhibiting/preventing urine formation), when targeting blood vessels at high concentrations (vasoconstriction)
Produced by Posterior Pituitary, net resulting in an increase in blood volume and pressure
ADH (antidiuretic hormone)
What 2 hormones is this description describing?
Function: metabolic rate, regulation of growth and development (skeletal, nervous, & reproductive systems), maintenance of blood pressure (increases ANS receptors in blood vessels)
Produced by the thyroid
T3 and T4 (TH)
What hormone is this description describing?
Function: (when at higher doses than normal) inhibits osteoclasts and released of Ca2+ from bone matrix, stimulates Ca2+ uptake and incorporation into bone matrix
Produced by thyroid, antagonist to PTH
Calcitonin
What hormone is this description describing?
Function: released in the event of hypocalcemia (low blood Ca2+) causing Ca2+ reabsorption in kidney tubules, activation of Vitamin D by kidney & osteoclast activity in bone causing Ca and PO release into blood
Produced by parathyroid
Parathyroid hormone (PH)
The primary hormone from the mineralocorticoids is ____.
Aldosterone
The primary hormone from the glucocorticoids is ____.
Cortisol
The primary hormone from the gonadocorticoids is ____.
Weak androgens
___ ___: onset of puberty, appearance of secondary sex characteristics, sex drive in women, estrogen in postmenopausal women (included in the gonadocorticoids class released within the adrenal cortex)
Weak androgens
___: Na+ absorption and water retention, elimination of K+, released in the mineralocorticoids class by the adrenal cortex)
Aldosterone
___: helps us resist stressors, influences metabolism of most cells, keep blood glucose levels relatively constant. maintains blood pressure by rising action of vasoconstrictors (included in the glucocorticoids class released by the adrenal cortex)
Cortisol
The adrenal medulla releases two hormones that cause the “___ or ___” response.
Fight or flight
Endocrine glands differ from exocrine glands in that they do NOT
a. have a blood supply
b. have ducts
c. secrete chemical messengers
d. have cells
B
Hormones that directly activate genes are classified as
a. amino acid based
b. water soluble
c. lipid soluble
d. G proteins
C
The target organ of the hormone erythropoietin is the ___
a. kidney (what makes it)
b. liver
c. thymus
d. red bone marrow
D
AB- can donate to who
a. O negative
b. B negative
c. AB positive
d. B neg and AB neg
C
The target organ of thyrotropin-releasing hormone is the ___
a. anterior pituitary
b. posterior pituitary
c. hypothalamus
d. thyroid
A
A positive receives all except
a. O+
b. O-
c. A+
d. A-
e. AB+
E
Which hormone directly causes the reproductive organs to release estrogen or testosterone?
a. GnRH
b. FSH
c. LH
d. CIH
C
Most of the amino acid-based hormones affect the target organs using __
a. intracellular second messengers
b. intracellular receptors
c. direct activation of genes
d. relay proteins
A
Which of the following are present in a mature red blood cell?
a. nucelus
b. plasma membrane
c. ribosome
d. mitochondrion
B
The anterior pituitary stimulates other endocrine organs by secreting a group of hormones called ___.
a. releasing hormones
b. target hormones
c. tropic hormones
d. stimulating hormones
C
O+ has which of the following antibodies
a. anti-Rh
b. anti-A
c. anti-B
d. anti-AB
e. anti-A and anti-B
E
This hormone is important in sodium regulation and therefore water balance
a. aldosterone
b. ADH
c. cortisol
d. ACTH
A
Where is oxytocin produced
a. anterior pituitary gland
b. posterior pituitary gland
c. hypothalamus
d. ovary
C
The protein backbone of a blood clot is ____.
a. thrombin (turns the fibrinogen into fibrin)
b. plasmin
c. heparin
d. fibrin
D
The universal recipient is ___.
a. Type O
b. Type AB
c. Type A
d. Type B
B
These cells contain histamine and are the least numerous of the white blood cellls
a. neutrophils
b. eosinophils
c. mast cells
d. basophils
D
What are the effects of insulin?
a. increased glucose uptake by the bodys cells
b. increased glycogenesis by the liver
c. increased glycolysis by the bodys cells
d. all of the other choices are correct.
D
The levels of a hormone increase in response to some stimulus, but then decrease once the issue has been resolved. This regulatory process is called ___.
a. negative feedback
b. positive feedback
c. reciprocal inhibition
d. down regulation
A
In which region of the adrenal gland is aldosterone produced?
a. zona reticularis
b. adrenal cortex
c. zona fasiculata
d. adrenal medulla
B
AB+ contains what antigens
a. A
b. B
c. Rh
d. A, B, and Rh
e. No antigens
D
The epiphyseal plate is the target organ of this hormone.
a. GH
b. ACTH
c. glucagon
d. PTH
A
Platelets are fragments of which cells?
a. leukocytes
b. thrombocytes
c. megakaryocytes
d. reticulocytes
C
Which area of the brain regulates the endocrine system?
a. cerebral cortex
b. hypothalamus
c. neurohypophysis
d. thalamus
B
A mismatch of blood types during a transfusion is dangerous because _.
a. preformed antibodies in the donors plasma will attack and kill the recipients healthy blood cells
b. clotting factors in the donors blood will cause unwanted clots known as thrombus
c. preformed antibodies in the recipients blood will agglutinate the donated cells
d. white blood cells from the donors blood attack the recipients cells
C
Estrogen does which of the following:
A. maturation of reproductive organs
B. appearance of secondary sexual characteristics
C. All of the above
D. None of the above
C
Progesterone does which of the following:
A. Breast development
B. Cyclic changes in uterine mucosa
C. None of the above
D. All of the above
D
____: initiates the maturation of male reproductive organs, appearance of male secondary sexual characteristics, necessary for normal sperm production
Testosterone
____: appetite control and energy expenditure (Hint: from the Adipose tissue)
A. Leptin
B. ADH
C. ACTH
D. Calcitonin
A
What are the three functions of the blood?
Transport, regulation, protection
The ___ function of blood includes the following:
1. Delivering oxygen from the lungs & nutrients to body cells
2. Transporting metabolic waste products from cells to elimination cells
3. Transporting hormones from the endocrine organs to their target organs
Transport
The ___ function of blood includes the following:
1. Maintaining appropriate body temperature by absorbing and distributing heat
2. Maintaining normal pH in body tissues
3. Maintaining adequate fluid volume in the circulatory system
Regulation
The ___ function of blood includes the following:
1. Preventing blood loss
2. Preventing infection
Protection
The normal pH for blood is:
A. 8.23-8.25
B. 7.35-7.45
C. 7.00-7.25
B
What are the physical characteristics of human blood?
Plasma and ____
Formed elements
Plasma is mostly ____ (about 90%) and contains over 100 different dissolved solutes: including nutrients, gases, hormones, wastes, etc.
Water
True/False: Solutes included in the plasma includes electrolytes, plasma proteins, hormones, etc.
True
Which of the following plasma proteins is the main contributor to osmotic pressure and produced in the liver?
A. Fibrinogen
B. Globulins
C. Albumin
D. None of the above
C
Which of the following plasma proteins form fibrin threads of blood clots (produced in the liver)?
A. Gamma globulins
B. Alpha globulins
C. Fibrinogen
D. Albumin
C
Which type of hormones are carried by the plasma proteins?
A. Steroids only
B. Steroids and ACTH
C. Steroids and Thyroid hormones
D. None of the above
C
___ globulins are antibodies released by plasma cells during immune response.
A. Alpha
B. Gamma
C. Beta
D. All of the above
B
Which of the following formed elements within the blood are cell fragments?
A. Platelets
B. Leukocytes
C. Erythrocytes
A
Which of the following formed elements within the blood contain no nuclei/organelles?
A. Platelets
B. Leukocytes
C. Erythrocytes
C
Which of the following formed elements within the blood are the only true complete cells?
A. Platelets
B. Leukocytes
C. Erythrocytes
B
___ has the major job of transporting respiratory gases (oxygen and carbon dioxide).
Erythrocytes
___: protein that makes red blood cells red
Hemoglobin
Hemoglobin (what makes rbc’s red) contains four polypeptides: __ alphas and ___ betas.
2, 2
Hematopoiesis: blood cell formation, occurs in the red ___ __.
Red bone marrow
Erthryopoiesis is ____ production and contains different stages, including the production of a reticulocyte (baby rbc) that proceeds to mature into an ____.
Erythrocyte
The first stage of erythropoiesis is :
A. Proerythroblast
B. Hematopoietic Stem Cell
C. Basophilic Erythroblast
D. Polychromatic Erythroblast
B
The second stage of erythropoiesis is :
A. Proerythroblast
B. Hematopoietic Stem Cell
C. Basophilic Erythroblast
D. Polychromatic Erythroblast
A
The THIRD stage of erythropoiesis is :
A. Basophilic Erythroblast
B. Hematopoietic Stem Cell
C. Proerythroblast
D. Polychromatic Erythroblast
A
The FOURTH stage of erythropoiesis is :
A. Basophilic Erythroblast
B. Hematopoietic Stem Cell
C. Proerythroblast
D. Polychromatic Erythroblast
D
The FIFTH stage of erythropoiesis is :
A. Basophilic Erythroblast
B. Hematopoietic Stem Cell
C. Proerythroblast
D. Orthochromatic Erthryoblasts
D
Regulation of erthryopoiesis includes how new cells are produced at rapid speed (__ million per second).
2
Having too few RBCs can lead to tissue hypoxia (____ deprivation).
A. Calcium
B. Oxygen
C. Albumin
D. None of the above
B
___ : the hormone that stimulates the formation of erythrocytes, a glycoprotein
Erthryopoiesis
Drops in normal blood levels that can trigger ___ formation can result from: insufficient hemoglobin per RBC (iron deficiency)
reduced availability of oxygen, might occur at high altitudes or during pneumonia
reduced #s of RBC due to hemorrhage or excessive RBC destruction
EPO (erythropoietin)
Nutrients, Two B-Complex Vitamins, and __ are essential for erythropoiesis.
Iron
Most erythrocyte disorders can be classified as anemia or ___.
Polycythemia
Most erythrocyte disorders can be classified as anemia or ___.
Polycythemia
___: condition where the bloods oxygen carrying capacity is too low to support normal metabolism
Anemia
True/False: People with anemia are fatigued, often pale, short of breath, and hot.
False, people with anemia are often chilled, not hot. (the rest are true)
Some causes of different types of anemia include blood loss, not enough red blood cells produced, or having too many of them ____.
Destroyed
Which type of anemia is focused around the loss of blood?
Hemorrhagic anemia
In ACUTE hemorrhagic anemia (situations like severe stab wounds) treatment includes what?
Replacing the blood that was lost
Slight but persistent blood loss is called ___ hemorrhagic anemia.
Chronic
True/False: Chronic hemorrhagic anemia can be caused by hemorrhoids or an undiagnosed bleeding ulcer.
True
True/False: Not having enough RBCs produced can be caused by the lack of essential raw materials (such as iron) to complete failure of the red bone marrow.
True
___ ___ anemia: generally a secondary result of hemorrhagic anemia, but also results from inadequate intake of **.
Iron-deficiency
Erythrocytes produced in iron-deficiency anemia conditions are called ____, which as small and pale because they can not synthesize their normal complement of hemoglobin.
Microcytes
____ anemia: autoimmune disease (often affects the elderly). The immune system destroys cells of their own in the stomach mucosa, these cells usually produce a substance called the intrinsic factor —> macrocytes end up forming.
Pernicious
The treatment for pernicious anemia includes regular intramuscular injections of vitamin ___ or gel in the nasal lining weekly.
B12
___ anemia: caused by the lack of EPO, frequently accompanies renal disease (due to damaged/diseased kidneys = can not produce enough EPO). The treatment just consists of administering EPO.
Renal
Endocrine glands differ from exocrine glands in that they do NOT ___.
a. have a blood supply
b. have ducts
c. secrete chemical messengers
d. have cells
B
In which region of the adrenal gland is aldosterone produced?
a. zona reticularis
b. adrenal cortex
c. zona fasiculata
d. adrenal medulla
B
Where is oxytocin produced?
a. anterior pituitary gland
b. posterior pituitary gland
c. hypothalamus
d. ovary
C
Most of the amino acid–based hormones affect the target organs using ___.
a. intracellular second messengers
b. intracellular receptors
c. direct activation of genes
d. relay proteins
A
Hormones that directly activate genes are classified as ___.
a. amino-acid based
b. water-soluble
c. lipid-soluble
d. G proteins
C
Platelets are fragments of which cells?
a. leukocytes
b. thrombocytes
c. megakaryocytes
d. reticulocytes
C
These cells contain histamine and are the least numerous of the circulating white blood cells.
a. neutrophils
b. eosinophils
c. mast cells
d. basophils
D
The most abundant plasma protein is ___.
a. albumin
b. heparin
c. fibrinogen
d. globulin
A
Which of the following is present in a mature red blood cell?
a. nucleus
b. plasma membrane
c. ribosome
d. mitochondrion
B
Which of the following blood components is a complete cell?
a. erythrocyte
b. leukocyte
c. thrombocyte
d. All are complete cells.
B
The epiphyseal plate is the target organ of this hormone.
a. GH
b. ACTH
c. glucagon
d. PTH
A
What are the effects of insulin?
a. Increased glucose uptake by the body’s cells.
b. Increased glycogenesis by the liver.
c. Increased glycolysis by the body’s cells.
d. All of the other choices are correct.
D
This hormone is important in sodium regulation and therefore water balance.
a. aldosterone
b. ADH
c. cortisol
d. ACTH
A
Which hormone directly causes the reproductive organs to release estrogen or testosterone?
a. GnRH
b. FSH
c. LH
d. CIH
C
The target organ of thyrotropin-releasing hormone is the ___.
a. anterior pituitary gland
b. posterior pituitary gland
c. hypothalamus
d. thyroid
A
Which area of the brain regulates the endocrine system?
a. cerebral cortex
b. hypothalamus
c. neurohypophysis
d. thalamus
B
The levels of a hormone increase in response to some stimulus, but then decrease once the issue has been resolved. This regulatory process is called ___.
a. negative feedback
b. positive feedback
c. reciprocal inhibition
d. down regulation
A
The protein backbone of a blood clot is ___.
a. thrombin
b. plasmin
c. heparin
d. fibrin
D
The anterior pituitary stimulates other endocrine organs by secreting a group of hormones called ___.
a. releasing hormones
b. target hormones
c. tropic hormones
d. stimulating hormones
C
The target organ of the hormone erythropoietin is the ___.
a. kidney
b. liver
c. thymus
d. red bone marrow
D
Jaya has Type AB+ blood. What antigen(s) does she have on her RBCs, if any?
a. A
b. B
c. Rh
d. A, B, and Rh
e. No antigens
D
The universal recipient is ___.
a. Type O
b. Type AB
c. Type A
d. Type B
B
If Tam has O positive blood, he will have which of the following antibodies in his blood?
a. anti-Rh
b. anti-A
c. anti-B
d. Anti-AB
e. anti-A and anti-B
E
If Sasha has A positive blood, she may receive blood from all of the following EXCEPT ___.
a. O positive
b. O negative
c. A positive
d. A negative
e. AB positive
E
Kevin has AB negative blood. Which blood types can receive Kevin’s blood?
a. O negative
b. B negative
c. AB positive
d. B negative and AB negative
C
A mismatch of blood types during a transfusion is dangerous because _.
a. preformed antibodies in the donor’s plasma will attack and kill the recipient’s healthy blood cells
b. clotting factors in the donor’s blood will cause unwanted clots known as a thrombus
c. preformed antibodies in the recipient’s blood will agglutinate the donated cells
d. white blood cells from the donor’s blood attack the recipient’s cells
C
Of the three ways in which endocrine glands can be stimulated to secrete their hormones (neural, humoral, hormonal), in which way or ways can the adrenal cortex be stimulated to secrete aldosterone?
A. humoral
B. neural
C. hormonal
A, C
True/False: The benefit of using a second messenger signaling system is rapid speed of communication.
False
The release of CIH from the hypothalamus would ____. Choose all that apply.
a. decrease the levels of aldosterone
b. increase the levels of ACTH
c. increase the levels of cortisol
d. indirectly affect the adrenal gland
e. directly affect the anterior lobe of the pituitary gland
f. directly affect the posterior lobe of the pituitary gland
g. decrease the levels of TSH
h. decrease the levels of cortisol
A, D, E, H
Adult onset diabetes, diabetes type 2, can best be described using which of the following concepts?
a. Constantly high blood sugar leads to glucagon release. Glucagon is an antagonist to insulin, leading to a decrease in insulin. This is an example of down regulation.
b. Constantly high blood sugar leads to the release of glucagon. Glucagon causes gluconeogenesis, which makes blood sugar higher. This is an example of up regulation.
c. Constantly high blood sugar leads to high insulin release. High levels of insulin cause up-regulation of insulin receptors.
d. Constantly high blood sugar leads to high insulin release. High amounts of insulin lead to down-regulation of insulin receptors.
D
What is unique about the regulatory mechanism of prolactin and oxytocin, compared to all the other hormones?
a. Prolactin and oxytocin are only released by females, unlike other hormones that are secreted by both sexes.
b. Oxytocin is the “love hormone” that is secreted when someone falls in love or looks at their newborn baby.
c. The release of oxytocin and prolactin uses positive feedback.
d. Oxytocin and prolactin work together for the mammary glands to be able to produce and excrete milk.
e. Prolactin causes the mammary glands to make milk.
C
The relationship between thyroxine and triidothyronine can be best characterized as _____.
Synergism
True/False: Follicle stimulating hormone and luteinizing hormone are non-tropic hormones because their targets are reproductive organs.
False
Hirsutism is caused by the oversecretion of __ hormones from the ___.
androgens, adrenal gland
The hormone that would be released from the pancreas when blood sugar is low is ___.
Glucagon
Which hormone(s) is associated with the sympathetic nervous system?
a. cortisol
b. aldosterone
c. oxytocin
d. epinephrine
e. TSH
f. adrenaline
D, F
Your patient, Madison, has type B- blood. This means that Madison has ___ antigens attached to her erythrocytes and ___ antibodies floating in her plasma.
B, anti-A
Which of these would be found in the blood of someone with O- blood?
a. anti-B antibodies
b. anti-Rh antibodies
c. B antigens
d. anti-A antibodies
e. O antigens
f. A antigens
g. anti-O antibodies
A, D
True/False: Someone with a high hematocrit count has less oxygen carrying capacity than a person with a normal hematocrit.
False
Mrs. Ryan, a middle-aged woman, appears at the clinic complaining of multiple small hemorrhagic spots in her skin and severe nosebleeds. While taking her history, the nurse notes that Mrs. Ryan works as a rubber glue applicator at a local factory. Rubber glue contains benzene, which is known to be toxic to red bone marrow. Which bleeding disorder is likely to result from the toxic effects of benzene?
a. erythroblastosis fetalis
b. high PCV
c. thrombocytopenia
d. hematoma, ie blood clot
e. hemophilia
C
Tyler has type A+ blood. To which types of blood can he donate? Choose all that apply.
a. O-
b. A+
c. B-
d. O+
e. B+
f. AB-
g. A-
h. AB+
B, H
Jenny, a healthy young woman, had a battery of tests during a physical for a new job. Her RBC count was at the higher end of the normal range at that time, but four weeks later it was substantially elevated beyond that. When asked if any circumstances had changed in her life, she admitted to taking up smoking. How might her new habit explain her higher RBC count?
a. The nicotine contained in the cigarette smoke is causing polycythemia vera, which can result in a hematocrit as high as 80%.
b. Cigarette smoke contains toxins that promote the proliferation and differentiation of proerythroblasts in red bone marrow.
c. Several compounds found in cigarette smoke have been found to stimulate secretion of EPO, which is the main regulator of erythropoiesis.
d. The frequent hypoxia resulting from inhalation of oxygen-poor smoke is causing secondary polycythemia.
D
The doctor has ordered a complete blood count, or CBC, for your patient. Which of the following sets of measurements from the CBC could you use to evaluate your patient’s ability to oxygenate his tissues?
a. neutrophil, basophil, and platelet counts
b. hematocrit, hemoglobin, and RBC count
c. WBC count, hematocrit, platelet count
d. WBC, neutrophil, and basophil counts
B
With a patient administered an injection of MCSF (macrophage colony stimulating factor) proteins, you would expect to see ____.
Hint: do all WBCs become macrophages?
a. decreased monocyte count
b. increased lymphocyte count
c. increased neutrophil count
d. increased basophil count
e. decreased neutrophil count
f. decreased white blood cell count
g. increased monocyte count
G
Your patient has an acute infection. Which component of the plasma is most likely to have risen in response?
a. albumin
b. platelets
c. neutrophils
d. monocytes
e. fibrinogen
f. gamma globulins
F
