BSC 2087 - Human Anatomy and Physiology » Spring 2022 » Chapter 12 Homework
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Question #1
Red blood cells (RBCs) are called
A.
leukocytes.
B.
erythropoiesis.
C.
erythrocytes.
D.
thrombocytes.
Question #2
What is the process that surrounds, engulfs, and digests harmful bacteria?
A.
Diapedesis
B.
Hematopoiesis
C.
Phagocytosis
D.
Erythropoiesis
Question #3
Formation of a blood clot in a blood vessel is called
A.
hematoma.
B.
polycythemia.
C.
embolism.
D.
thrombosis.
Question #4
The word root patho means
A.
cells.
B.
clotting.
C.
disease.
D.
formation of.
Question #5
What is the most abundant of all the plasma proteins?
A.
Fibrinogen
B.
Prothrombin
C.
Globulin
D.
Albumin
Question #6
Which type of anemia is caused by the suppression of the bone marrow?
A.
Aplastic anemia
B.
Pernicious anemia
C.
Iron-deficiency anemia
D.
Thalassemia
Question #7
Leukopenia is
A.
a substance that prevents coagulation.
B.
a red pigment that gives blood its characteristic color.
C.
a decrease in the number of white blood cells (WBCs).
D.
cancer of the white blood cells.
Question #8
When tissues are subjected to chemical or physical trauma or invasion by pathogenic microorganisms, what can occur?
A.
Hemostasis
B.
Inflammation
C.
Pyrexia
D.
Abscess
Question #9
What is a protein found in plasma that will react with antigens of the same type to cause the red blood cells to clump together?
A.
Fibrin
B.
Antibody
C.
Antiprothrombin
D.
Antigen
Question #10
Which plasma protein is necessary for blood clotting?
A.
Albumin
B.
Agglutinogen
C.
Fibrinogen
D.
Globulin
Question #11
The time required for erythrocytes to settle to the bottom of an upright tube at room temperature is called the
A.
sedimentation rate.
B.
erythroblastosis fetalis.
C.
clotting time.
D.
hematocrit.
Question #12
What is a blood disease in which there is a decrease in the number of platelets?
A.
Hemophilia
B.
Polycythemia
C.
Thrombocytopenia
D.
Leukemia
Question #13
The word root that means clotting is
A.
embol.
B.
coagul.
C.
lympho.
D.
hemat.
Question #14
Erythropoiesis is the formation and development of
A.
platelets.
B.
white blood cells.
C.
red blood cells.
D.
hemoglobin.
Question #15
The name given to plasma after a blood clot is formed is
A.
serum.
B.
heme.
C.
hemolysis.
D.
hemoglobin.
Question #16
What is the condition in which an odorless gas combines rapidly with hemoglobin and crowds out oxygen?
A.
Carbon monoxide poisoning
B.
Erythropoiesis
C.
Hemolysis
D.
Thrombus
Question #17
Erythrocytes come from stem cells in the red bone marrow called
A.
hemocytoblasts.
B.
oxyhemoglobin.
C.
myeloblasts.
D.
megakaryocytes.
Question #18
When the white blood cell count exceeds 10,000 cells/µl, a condition exists that is called
A.
anemia.
B.
leukocytosis.
C.
leukopenia.
D.
polycythemia.
Question #19
If a patient's blood type is B+, the donor's blood must be
A.
B+, B-, O+ or O-.
B.
AB+, or AB-.
C.
O+ or O-.
D.
A- or O-.
Question #20
The average adult's body has how many pints of blood?
A.
8 to 10
B.
10 to 12
C.
6 to 8
D.
4 to 6
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