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2. Red Blood Cells: $100 Question
The following statements about erythrocytes are true except:
a. are biconcave disks
b. transport most of the oxygen in the blood
c. transport most of the carbon dioxide in the blood
d. are the most numerous formed elements
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3. Red Blood Cells: $100 Answer
The following statements about erythrocytes are true except:
a. are biconcave disks
b. transport most of the oxygen in the blood
c. transport most of the carbon dioxide in the blood
d. are the most numerous formed elements
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4. Red Blood Cells: $200 Question
Each hemoglobin molecule can become associated with this many oxygen molecules:
a. one
b. two
c. three
d. four
e. unlimited
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5. Red Blood Cells: $200 Answer
Each hemoglobin molecule can become associated with this many oxygen molecules:
a. one
b. two
c. three
d. four
e. unlimited
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6. Red Blood Cells: $300 Question
Low blood oxygen levels increase the formation of erythropoietin by the kidneys which stimulates red blood cell production.
True/False
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7. Red Blood Cells: $300 Answer
Low blood oxygen levels increase the formation of erythropoietin by the kidneys which stimulates red blood cell production.
True/False
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8. Red Blood Cells: $400 Question
Jaundice is a yellowish staining of the skin caused by a buildup of this substance in the circulation and interstitial spaces:
a. lymphocytes
b. nitric oxide
c. albumin
d. bilirubin
e. histamine
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9. Red Blood Cells: $400 Answer
Jaundice is a yellowish staining of the skin caused by a buildup of this substance in the circulation and interstitial spaces:
a. lymphocytes
b. nitric oxide
c. albumin
d. bilirubin
e. histamine
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10. Red Blood Cells: $500 Question
If you live near sea level and are training for a track meet in Denver (5280 ft elevation), you would want to spend a few weeks before the meet training here:
a. sea level
b. an altitude similar to Denver’s
c. a facility with a hyperbaric chamber
d. any location—it doesn't matter
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11. Red Blood Cells: $500 Answer
If you live near sea level and are training for a track meet in Denver (5280 ft elevation), you would want to spend a few weeks before the meet training here:
a. sea level
b. an altitude similar to Denver’s
c. a facility with a hyperbaric chamber
d. any location—it doesn't matter
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12. White Blood Cells: $100 Question
White blood cells leave circulation and enter tissues by this process:
a. chemotaxis
b. diapedesis
c. hemostasis
d. fibrinolysis
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13. White Blood Cells: $100 Answer
White blood cells leave circulation and enter tissues by this process:
a. chemotaxis
b. diapedesis
c. hemostasis
d. fibrinolysis
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14. White Blood Cells: $200 Question
These cells are phagocytic, have a tri-lobed nucleus, and make up the largest percentage of leukocytes:
a. basophils
b. eosinophils
c. lymphocytes
d. monocytes
e. neutrophils
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15. White Blood Cells: $200 Answer
These cells are phagocytic, have a tri-lobed nucleus, and make up the largest percentage of leukocytes:
a. basophils
b. eosinophils
c. lymphocytes
d. monocytes
e. neutrophils
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16. White Blood Cells: $300 Question
Given the following:
1. Monocytes
2. Lymphocytes
3. Neutrophils
4. Basophils
5. Eosinophils
This is the correct order of leukocytes from most common to least common:
5,4,3,2,1 c. 1,2,3,4,5
b. 3,4,5,1,2 d. 3,2,1,5,4
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17. White Blood Cells: $300 Answer
Given the following:
1. Monocytes
2. Lymphocytes
3. Neutrophils
4. Basophils
5. Eosinophils
This is the correct order of leukocytes from most common to least common:
5,4,3,2,1 c. 1,2,3,4,5
b. 3,4,5,1,2 d. 3,2,1,5,4
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18. White Blood Cells: $400 Question
This statement about monocytes is true:
a. are the smallest white blood cells
b. increase in number during chronic infections
c. give rise to neutrophils
d. produce antibodies
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19. White Blood Cells: $400 Answer
This statement about monocytes is true:
a. are the smallest white blood cells
b. increase in number during chronic infections
c. give rise to neutrophils
d. produce antibodies
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20. White Blood Cells: $500 Question
This statement best describes the function of B cells:
a. releases heparin to inhibit clotting
b. destroy tumor cells
c. produce antibodies
d. reduce inflammatory response
e. phagocytize bacteria
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21. White Blood Cells: $500 Answer
This statement best describes the function of B cells:
a. releases heparin to inhibit clotting
b. destroy tumor cells
c. produce antibodies
d. reduce inflammatory response
e. phagocytize bacteria
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22. Hemostasis: $100 Question
Excessive bleeding from a torn vessel that is not stopped can result in a positive feedback loop, consisting of ever decreasing blood volume and blood pressure and results in death.
True/False
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23. Hemostasis: $100 Answer
Excessive bleeding from a torn vessel that is not stopped can result in a positive feedback loop, consisting of ever decreasing blood volume and blood pressure and results in death.
True/False
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24. Hemostasis: $200 Question
Given these processes in platelet plug formation: 1. platelet adhesion 2. platelet aggregation 3. platelet release reaction
Choose the arrangement that lists the processes in the correct order after a blood vessel is damaged.
a. 1, 2, 3 c. 3, 1, 2
b. 1, 3, 2 d. 3, 2, 1
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25. Hemostasis: $200 Answer
Given these processes in platelet plug formation: 1. platelet adhesion 2. platelet aggregation 3. platelet release reaction
Choose the arrangement that lists the processes in the correct order after a blood vessel is damaged.
a. 1, 2, 3 c. 3, 1, 2
b. 1, 3, 2 d. 3, 2, 1
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26. Hemostasis: $300 Question
This chemical is involved in the breakdown of a clot (fibrinolysis):
a. antithrombin
b. fibrinogen
c. heparin
d. plasmin
e. sodium citrate
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27. This chemical is involved in the breakdown of a clot (fibrinolysis):
Hemostasis: $300 Answer
This chemical is involved in the breakdown of a clot (fibrinolysis):
a. antithrombin
b. fibrinogen
c. heparin
d. plasmin
e. sodium citrate
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28. Hemostasis: $400 Question
This statement about the extrinsic clotting pathway is true:
a. begins with the release of thromboplastin (tissue factor)
b. leads to the production of prothrombinase
c. requires Ca2+
d. all of the above
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29. This statement about the extrinsic clotting pathway is true:
Hemostasis: $400 Answer
This statement about the extrinsic clotting pathway is true:
a. begins with the release of thromboplastin (tissue factor)
b. leads to the production of prothrombinase
c. requires Ca2+
d. all of the above
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30. Hemostasis: $500 Question
For someone having blockage of a coronary artery by a blood clot, this chemical is the most effective to inject:
a. histamine
b. thrombin
c. thromboxane
d. t-PA
e. prostaglandins
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31. Hemostasis: $500 Answer
For someone having blockage of a coronary artery by a blood clot, this chemical is the most effective to inject:
a. histamine
b. thrombin
c. thromboxane
d. t-PA
e. prostaglandins
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32. Blood Grouping: $100 Question
For the ABO blood group, the antigens are found ______ , and the antibodies are found ______:
a. on erythrocytes, on leukocytes
b. on erythrocytes, in plasma
c. on leukocytes, in plasma
d. in plasma, on erythrocytes
e. in plasma, on leukocytes
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33. Blood Grouping: $100 Answer
For the ABO blood group, the antigens are found ______ , and the antibodies are found ______:
a. on erythrocytes, on leukocytes
b. on erythrocytes, in plasma
c. on leukocytes, in plasma
d. in plasma, on erythrocytes
e. in plasma, on leukocytes
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34. Blood Grouping: $200 Question
This statement is true concerning a person with type O+ blood:
a. make anti-Rh antibodies if exposed to the Rh antigen
b. have neither anti-A nor anti-B antibodies in his plasma
c. have Rh but not A or B antigens on his RBCs
d. can receive type A+, B+, or AB+ in a transfusion if necessary
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35. Blood Grouping: $200 Answer
This statement is true concerning a person with type O+ blood:
a. make anti-Rh antibodies if exposed to the Rh antigen
b. have neither anti-A nor anti-B antibodies in his plasma
c. have Rh but not A or B antigens on his RBCs
d. can receive type A+, B+, or AB+ in a transfusion if necessary
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36. Blood Grouping: $300 Question
Agglutination, which occurs during transfusion reactions, is caused by binding between these:
a. hemoglobin and the kidney tubule cells
b. clotting proteins and the enzymes that activate them
c. RBC membrane antigens and plasma antibodies
d. platelets and endothelial cells
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37. Blood Grouping: $300 Answer
Agglutination, which occurs during transfusion reactions, is caused by binding between these:
a. hemoglobin and the kidney tubule cells
b. clotting proteins and the enzymes that activate them
c. RBC membrane antigens and plasma antibodies
d. platelets and endothelial cells
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38. Blood Grouping: $400 Question
This statement is true for an individual with anti-A antibodies in the plasma:
a. the individual is blood type A
b. the individual is blood type B
c. the individual is blood type AB
d. the individual can be either blood type B or AB
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39. Blood Grouping: $400 Answer
This statement is true for an individual with anti-A antibodies in the plasma:
a. the individual is blood type A
b. the individual is blood type B
c. the individual is blood type AB
d. the individual can be either blood type B or AB
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40. Blood Grouping: $500 Question
This best describes the purpose of giving Rh-negative mothers RhoGAM injections:
a. initiate the synthesis of anti-Rh antibodies in the mother
b. initiate anti-Rh antibody production in the baby
c. prevent the mother from producing anti-Rh antibodies
d. prevent the baby from producing anti-Rh antibodies
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41. Blood Grouping: $500 Answer
This best describes the purpose of giving Rh-negative mothers RhoGAM injections:
a. initiate the synthesis of anti-Rh antibodies in the mother
b. initiate anti-Rh antibody production in the baby
c. prevent the mother from producing anti-Rh antibodies
d. prevent the baby from producing anti-Rh antibodies
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42. This is the average blood volume for an adult: a. 45 liters b. 450 ml
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This is the average blood volume for an adult:
a. 45 liters
b. 450 ml
c. 5 gallons
d. 5 liters
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43. This is the average blood volume for an adult: a. 45 liters b. 450 ml
Grab Bag: $100 Answer
This is the average blood volume for an adult:
a. 45 liters
b. 450 ml
c. 5 gallons
d. 5 liters
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44. Blood helps maintain homeostasis by all of these mechanisms except:
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Blood helps maintain homeostasis by all of these mechanisms except:
a. regulates pH
b. transports nutrients and gases
c. eliminates waste products
d. clot formation
e. protects against foreign substances
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45. Blood helps maintain homeostasis by all of these mechanisms except:
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Blood helps maintain homeostasis by all of these mechanisms except:
a. regulates pH
b. transports nutrients and gases
c. eliminates waste products
d. clot formation
e. protects against foreign substances
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46. Albumin, globulins, and fibrinogen are examples of this:
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Albumin, globulins, and fibrinogen are examples of this:
a. formed elements
b. platelets
c. plasma proteins
d. granulocytes
e. agranulocytes
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47. Albumin, globulins, and fibrinogen are examples of this:
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Albumin, globulins, and fibrinogen are examples of this:
a. formed elements
b. platelets
c. plasma proteins
d. granulocytes
e. agranulocytes
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48. e. hemocytoblasts (stem cells)
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Cells in the red bone marrow that give rise to all the formed elements of the blood are called this:
a. monoblasts
b. myeloblasts
c. megakaryoblasts
d. proerythroblasts
e. hemocytoblasts (stem cells)
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49. e. hemocytoblasts (stem cells)
Grab Bag: $400 Answer
Cells in the red bone marrow that give rise to all the formed elements of the blood are called this:
a. monoblasts
b. myeloblasts
c. megakaryoblasts
d. proerythroblasts
e. hemocytoblasts (stem cells)
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50. Grab Bag: $500 Question
Given these chemicals: 1. activated factor XII 2. fibrinogen 3. prothrombinase 4. thrombin Choose the arrangement that lists the chemicals in the order they are used during clot formation.
a. 1, 3, 4, 2 c. 3, 1, 2, 4
b. 2, 3, 4, 1 d. 3, 2, 1, 4
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51. Grab Bag: $500 Answer
Given these chemicals: 1. activated factor XII 2. fibrinogen 3. prothrombinase 4. thrombin Choose the arrangement that lists the chemicals in the order they are used during clot formation.
a. 1, 3, 4, 2 c. 3, 1, 2, 4
b. 2, 3, 4, 1 d. 3, 2, 1, 4
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52. d. differential white blood count e. hematocrit
FINAL ROUND Question
A complete blood count (CBC) consists of these measurements except this:
a. red blood count
b. white blood count
c. platelet count
d. differential white blood count
e. hematocrit
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53. d. differential white blood count e. hematocrit
FINAL ROUND Answer
A complete blood count (CBC) consists of these measurements except this:
a. red blood count
b. white blood count
c. platelet count
d. differential white blood count
e. hematocrit
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