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Which of the following statements regarding leukocytes is TRUE?


A) Leukocytes have no nucleus.
B) Leukocytes play a role in oxygen transport.
C) Leukocytes are the largest of the formed elements.
D) Leukocytes are only fragments of cells.
E) There is only one kind of leukocyte.

F) A) and C)
G) A) and B)

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Match the substance necessary for clotting with its particular role. -fibrin


A) a mixture of lipoproteins released from injured tissue
B) converts prothrombin to thrombin
C) the insoluble protein that forms the network of the clot
D) needed by the liver to produce prothrombin
E) fibrin-stabilizing factor

F) A) and B)
G) C) and E)

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Each hemoglobin molecule


A) has one heme group.
B) contains two polypeptide chains.
C) transports four oxygen molecules.
D) has two iron atoms and two globin chains.
E) transports one oxygen molecule.

F) B) and E)
G) None of the above

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The only formed elements that possess a nucleus when mature are the


A) thrombocytes.
B) erythrocytes.
C) leukocytes.
D) platelets.
E) RBCs.

F) C) and E)
G) All of the above

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The number of erythrocytes in a milliliter sample of blood is the same as the number of leukocytes in a milliliter sample of blood.

A) True
B) False

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  -Which of the patients has thrombocytopenia? -Which of the patients has thrombocytopenia?

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Match the substance necessary for clotting with its particular role. -vitamin K


A) a mixture of lipoproteins released from injured tissue
B) converts prothrombin to thrombin
C) the insoluble protein that forms the network of the clot
D) needed by the liver to produce prothrombin
E) fibrin-stabilizing factor

F) A) and D)
G) B) and D)

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When large quantities of blood are lost, erythrocytes must be replaced to restore


A) the body's ability to fight infection.
B) oxygen-carrying capacity.
C) thrombin levels.
D) normal blood pH.
E) iron levels.

F) All of the above
G) C) and D)

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A white blood cell engulfing a bacterium is an example of blood functioning in


A) protection.
B) elimination.
C) maintenance.
D) transportation.
E) communication

F) A) and B)
G) A) and C)

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Why would a person have anti-Rh antibodies present in their blood?


A) They are Rh-positive and were exposed to Rh-negative blood.
B) An Rh-negative woman is carrying an Rh-positive fetus.
C) An Rh-positive woman is carrying an Rh-negative fetus.
D) A person can not have anti-Rh antibodies in their blood.

E) C) and D)
F) B) and D)

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Agglutinins are:


A) markers on the surface of red blood cells.
B) complexes of antigens and antibodies.
C) precursors to clotting factors in the plasma.
D) antibodies directed against blood cell antigenic markers.

E) B) and C)
F) A) and B)

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Match the function with the most appropriate category. -fibrinogen coverts to fibrin


A) agglutination
B) coagulation
C) immune function
D) blood Grouping
E) diagnostic Blood Test

F) A) and E)
G) C) and D)

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A person with type O blood should receive a blood transfusion from a donor with


A) type A blood.
B) type B blood.
C) type O blood.
D) type AB blood.
E) any type of blood.

F) B) and E)
G) D) and E)

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The affinity of adult hemoglobin for oxygen is greater than the affinity of fetal hemoglobin for oxygen.

A) True
B) False

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Hemolytic disease of the newborn (HDN) occurs when


A) an Rh-positive woman is carrying an Rh-positive fetus.
B) an Rh-positive woman is carrying an Rh-negative fetus.
C) an Rh-negative woman is carrying an Rh-negative fetus.
D) an Rh-negative woman is carrying an Rh-positive fetus.

E) C) and D)
F) All of the above

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A blood clot attached to a blood vessel wall is called a(an)


A) thrombus.
B) embolus.
C) prostacylin.
D) hemorrhage.
E) anticoagulant.

F) C) and D)
G) B) and D)

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Rupture of a red blood cell is called hematopoiesis.

A) True
B) False

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When a person develops a sore throat, white blood cells are drawn to the area of infection by a process called


A) chemotaxis.
B) diapedesis.
C) margination.
D) ameboid movement.
E) attraction.

F) A) and B)
G) A) and D)

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When a person is transfused with the wrong blood type,


A) the white cells clot.
B) hemorrhaging occurs.
C) fibrinogen is activated.
D) the erythrocytes agglutinate.
E) they bleed to death.

F) C) and E)
G) A) and E)

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RhoGam injections are given to


A) desensitize the fetus.
B) activate fetal Rh antigens.
C) protect the father.
D) prevent sensitization of the mother.
E) change the mother's blood type.

F) C) and D)
G) A) and D)

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