The blood

Question 1

Clotting proteins

Answer 1

Fluid fraction of blood

Question 2

Platelets

Answer 2

Cell fraction of blood

Question 3

Hormones

Answer 3

Fluid fraction of blood

Question 4

Glucose

Answer 4

Fluid fraction of blood

Question 5

Immunoglobulins

Answer 5

Fluid fraction of blood

Question 6

Haemoglobin

Answer 6

Cell fraction of blood

Question 7

Reticulocytes

Answer 7

Cell fraction of blood

Question 8

Absent from serum

Answer 8

Clotting proteins

Question 9

The principal clotting protein

Answer 9

Fibrinogen

Question 10

Site of production of most plasma proteins

Answer 10

Liver

Question 11

The most abundant plasma protein

Answer 11

Albumins

Question 12

Transport proteins in the blood

Answer 12

Globulins

Question 13

Protective proteins

Answer 13

Antibodies

Question 14

A nitrogenous waste product

Answer 14

Creatinine

Question 15

Chemical messengers

Answer 15

Hormones

Question 16

Most cabon dioxide is carried as this

Answer 16

Bicarbonate ion

Question 17

Atmospheric gas with no physiological function

Answer 17

Nitrogen

Question 18

The major component of plasma

Answer 18

Water

Question 19

Plasma without clotting factors

Answer 19

Serum

Question 20

Agranulocytes

Answer 20

Lymphocytes and monocytes

Question 21

What is not an end product of the breakdown of haemoglobin

Answer 21

Free oxygen

Question 22

A person with only antibody B in their plasma would belong to which blood type

Answer 22

Type A

Question 23

Fibrinolysis

Answer 23

Breakdown of a blood clot

Question 24

Leukopenia

Answer 24

Low white blood cell count

Question 25

Haemopoeisis

Answer 25

Production of blood cells

Question 26

Erythropoeisis

Answer 26

Production of red blood cells

Question 27

Haemorrage

Answer 27

Bleeding

Question 28

Haemolysis

Answer 28

Breakdown of blood cells

Question 29

Haemostasis

Answer 29

Blood clotting

Question 30

What would a haematocrit of 56% indicate

Answer 30

Polycythameia

Question 31

What is the range of a normal adult red blood cell count

Answer 31

4.2 - 5.8 million/mm3 (cubed)

Question 32

What do erthrocytes appear as under the microscope

Answer 32

Biconcave disk without nuclei

Question 33

In the formation of blood cells, what does the megakaryoblast ultimately develop into

Answer 33

Platelets

Question 34

Leukaemia can cause anaemia because

Answer 34

Excessive white cell production crowds out all other bone marrow stem cells

Question 35

Neutropenia leads to a high risk of infection because

Answer 35

White blood cells are important in defence and immunity

Question 36

Although leukamia is often characterised leukocytosis, sufferers are at a high risk of infection because

Answer 36

The circulating leukocytes are immature

Question 37

Disseminated intravascular coagulation can lead to uncontrolled bleeding because

Answer 37

Clotting factors levels in the blood are depleted

Question 38

Christmas disease is associated with uncontrolled bleeding because

Answer 38

The clotting factors in the blood are abnormal

Question 39

Thalassemia leads to anaemia because

Answer 39

The red blood cells membranes are fragile and the cells haemolyse easily

Question 40

Hypochromic red blood cells are associated with anaemia because

Answer 40

the red blood cells are deficient of haemoglobin

Question 41

Gastrectomy causes pernicious anaemia because

Answer 41

Vitamin B12 absorption is reduced

Question 42

Polycytheamia increases the risk of blood clotting because

Answer 42

The blood flow through normal vessels is slower than normal

Question 43

Abnormally large immature red blood cell

Answer 43

Megaloblast