Chapter 13: Blood

Patton: The Human Body in Health & Disease, 7th Edition

Multiple Choice

1. If a person’s body contained 5 L of blood, about _____ L would be plasma and _____ L would be formed elements.

a. 4; 1 b. 2.6; 2.4 c. 2.4; 2.6 d. There is no way to determine the proportion of plasma to formed elements.

ANS: B PTS: 1 DIF: Memorization

REF: p. 350 TOP: Blood composition and volume

2. The pH of blood must stay a. slightly acid. b. neutral. c. slightly basic. d. moderately acid.

ANS: C PTS: 1 DIF: Memorization

REF: p. 350 TOP: Blood composition and volume

3. A person with type A blood has a. anti-A antibodies. b. A antigens. c. anti-B antibodies. d. both B and C.

ANS: D PTS: 1 DIF: Memorization

REF: pp. 355-356 TOP: Blood types

4. A person with type AB blood has a. anti-A antibodies. b. anti-B antibodies. c. B antigens. d. both A and B.

ANS: C PTS: 1 DIF: Memorization

REF: p. 356 TOP: Blood types

5. A person with type O blood has a. anti-A antibodies. b. anti-B antibodies. c. A antigens. d. both A and B.

ANS: D PTS: 1 DIF: Memorization

REF: p. 356 TOP: Blood types

6. The blood type considered the universal donor is type a. A b. B+ . c. O d. AB+ .

ANS: C PTS: 1 DIF: Memorization

REF: p. 357 TOP: Blood types

7. The blood type considered the universal recipient is type a. A b. B+ . c. O d. AB+ .

ANS: D PTS: 1 DIF: Memorization

REF: p. 357 TOP: Blood types a. If the father is Rh negative, the Rh-positive mother should be concerned. b. If this is her second child and she has not taken RhoGAM, the Rh-positive mother should be concerned. c. She should not be at all concerned about erythroblastosis fetalis. d. Both A and B are correct.

8. An Rh-positive mother should be concerned about erythroblastosis fetalis under which circumstance?

ANS: C PTS: 1 DIF: Application REF: p. 356

TOP: Blood types a. Hormones b. Food c. Oxygen d. All of the above are found in plasma.

9. Which of the following substances is not found in plasma?

ANS: D PTS: 1 DIF: Memorization

REF: pp. 350-351 TOP: Blood plasma a. Albumin b. Globulins c. Serum d. All of the above are found in plasma.

10. Which of the following substances is not found in plasma?

ANS: C PTS: 1 DIF: Application REF: p. 350

TOP: Blood plasma a. Neutrophil b. Thrombocyte c. Lymphocyte d. All of the above are white blood cells.

11. Which of the following is not a white blood cell?

ANS: B PTS: 1 DIF: Memorization

REF: p. 351 TOP: Formed elements a. 1 million b. 3 million c. 5 million d. 7 million

12. What is the approximate number of red blood cells in one cubic millimeter (mm3)of blood?

ANS: C PTS: 1 DIF: Memorization

REF: p. 351 TOP: Formed elements a. 1,000/mm3 b. 4,000/mm3 c. 7,000/mm3 d. None of these values indicates an infection.

13. One sign of infection in the body is an increase in the number of white blood cells. A doctor would be concerned about an infection if the white blood cell numbers were which of the following?

ANS: D PTS: 1 DIF: Application REF: p. 351

TOP: Formed elements

14. A red blood cell that is smaller than normal and has less hemoglobin than normal would be called a. microcytic and hypochromic. b. macrocytic and hypochromic. c. microcytic and hyperchromic. d. macrocytic and hyperchromic.

ANS: A PTS: 1 DIF: Application REF: p. 354 | p. 359

TOP: Red blood cells (erythrocytes)

15. The role of hemoglobin in the red blood cell is to carry a. oxygen. b. carbon dioxide. c. hormones. d. both A and B.

ANS: D PTS: 1 DIF: Memorization

REF: p. 353 TOP: Red blood cells (erythrocytes) a. aplastic b. pernicious c. hemorrhagic d. hemolytic

16. Blood loss anemia is also known as _____ anemia.

ANS: C PTS: 1 DIF: Memorization

REF: p. 358 TOP: Red blood cell disorders a. aplastic b. pernicious c. hemorrhagic d. hemolytic

17. Injections of vitamin B12 are used successfully to treat _____ anemia.

ANS: B PTS: 1 DIF: Memorization

REF: p. 359 TOP: Red blood cell disorders a. aplastic b. pernicious c. hemorrhagic d. hemolytic

18. Sickle cell anemia and thalassemia are examples of _____ anemia.

ANS: D PTS: 1 DIF: Memorization

REF: p. 360 TOP: Red blood cell disorders a. Monocyte b. Neutrophil c. Basophil d. Eosinophil

19. Which of the following is not a granulocyte?

ANS: A PTS: 1 DIF: Memorization

REF: p. 360 TOP: White blood cells (leukocytes) a. Eosinophil b. Lymphocyte c. Thrombocyte d. Neither A nor C is an agranulocyte.

20. Which of the following is not an agranulocyte?

ANS: D PTS: 1 DIF: Memorization

REF: p. 361 TOP: White blood cells (leukocytes) a. Chronic lymphocytic leukemia b. Multiple myeloma c. Acute lymphocytic leukemia d. Chronic myeloid leukemia

21. Which of the following is a cancer of the plasma cells and is one of the most common and one of the most deadly of the blood cancers?

ANS: B PTS: 1 DIF: Memorization

REF: p. 363 TOP: White blood cell disorders a. Chronic lymphocytic leukemia b. Multiple myeloma c. Acute lymphocytic leukemia d. Chronic myeloid leukemia

22. Which of the following is the most common form of blood cancer in children between the ages of 3 and 7?

ANS: C PTS: 1 DIF: Memorization

REF: p. 363 TOP: White blood cell disorders

23. The final product in the process of blood clot formation is a. thromboplastin. b. thrombin. c. fibrinogen. d. fibrin.

ANS: D PTS: 1 DIF: Memorization

REF: p. 365 TOP: Platelets and blood clotting a. Vitamin K b. Tissue plasminogen activator c. Heparin d. Warfarin

24. Which of the following substances is given to patients to dissolve blood clots?

ANS: B PTS: 1 DIF: Memorization

REF: p. 365 TOP: Platelets and blood clotting a. Thrombosis b. Thrombocytopenia c. Hemophilia d. Embolism

25. Which clotting disorder is an inherited X-linked disorder?

ANS: C PTS: 1 DIF: Memorization

REF: p. 366 TOP: Clotting disorders a. Both parents are Rh positive. b. Both parents are Rh negative. c. The mother is Rh positive; the father is Rh negative. d. The mother is Rh negative; the father is Rh positive.

26. Which combination of parents might have a child with erythroblastosis fetalis?

ANS: D PTS: 1 DIF: Application REF: p. 356

TOP: Rh system a. Albumin b. Globulin c. Fibrinogen d. Both A and C are necessary for blood clotting to occur.

27. Which of the following plasma proteins is necessary for blood clotting to occur?

ANS: C PTS: 1 DIF: Memorization

REF: p. 350 TOP: Blood plasma a. Myeloid tissue b. Lymphatic tissue c. Red bone marrow d. All of the above tissues are involved in blood cell formation.

28. Which of the following tissues is not involved in blood cell formation?

ANS: D PTS: 1 DIF: Memorization

REF: p. 351 TOP: Formed elements a. Iron b. Calcium c. Folate d. All of the above nutrients are needed for hemoglobin formation.

29. Which of the following nutrients is not needed for the manufacture of hemoglobin?

ANS: B PTS: 1 DIF: Memorization

REF: p. 353 TOP: Red blood cells (erythrocytes) a. Carried by hemoglobin b. Dissolved in the plasma c. Carried as the bicarbonate ion d. All of the above are methods used to transport carbon dioxide.

30. Which of the following is not a method used to transport carbon dioxide in the blood?

ANS: D PTS: 1 DIF: Memorization

REF: p. 350 | p. 354 TOP: Red blood cells (erythrocytes)

31. If whole blood is spun down in a centrifuge tube, the layers of blood components from top to bottom would be a. plasma—buffy coat—red blood cells. b. buffy coat—plasma—red blood cells. c. plasma—red blood cells—buffy coat. d. red blood cells—plasma—buffy coat.

ANS: A PTS: 1 DIF: Memorization

REF: p. 353 TOP: Red blood cells (erythrocytes) a. Aplastic anemia b. Pernicious anemia c. Hemorrhagic anemia d. Hemolytic anemia

32. Which type of anemia is related to high-dose exposure to toxic chemicals and radiation?

ANS: A PTS: 1 DIF: Memorization

REF: p. 359 TOP: Red blood cell disorders a. Monocyte b. Lymphocyte c. Neutrophil d. Basophil

33. Which agranulocyte can produce antibodies?

ANS: B PTS: 1 DIF: Memorization

REF: p. 362 TOP: Leukocyte types and functions a. Monocyte b. Lymphocyte c. Neutrophil d. Basophil

34. Which granulocyte is the most numerous phagocyte?

ANS: C PTS: 1 DIF: Memorization

REF: p. 362 TOP: Leukocyte types and functions a. Monocyte b. Eosinophil c. Neutrophil d. Basophil

35. Which granulocyte secretes the chemical histamine?

ANS: D PTS: 1 DIF: Memorization

REF: p. 362 TOP: Leukocyte types and functions a. Monocytes b. Eosinophil c. Neutrophil d. Basophil

36. Which granulocyte helps protect against infections caused by parasites?

ANS: B PTS: 1 DIF: Memorization

REF: p. 362 TOP: Leukocyte types and functions a. Thrombin b. Fibrin c. Calcium d. All of the above substances must be present at all times for the blood to clot properly.

37. Which substance must be present at all times in the blood for the blood to clot properly?

ANS: C PTS: 1 DIF: Application REF: p. 365

TOP: Platelets and blood clotting

MATCHING a. Hemoglobin b. Buffy coat c. Plasma d. Eosinophil e. Basophil f. Monocyte g. Thrombocyte h. Erythrocyte i. Serum j. Fibrin

Match each of the following terms with its corresponding description or definition.

1. An agranulocyte that becomes a macrophage as it moves into tissue

2. The layer of white blood cells and platelets between the plasma and red blood cells in “spun down” blood

3. The liquid part of the blood that contains all of the functional proteins of the blood

4. Another name for a red blood cell

5. The liquid part of the blood with the clotting factors removed

6. Another name for platelets

7. White blood cell that protects against parasitic worms

8. The specialized red pigment found in red blood cells

9. An important protein in blood clot formation

10. White blood cell that produces heparin and histamine

1. ANS: F PTS: 1 DIF: Memorization

REF: p. 361 | p. 362 TOP: White blood cells (leukocytes)

2. ANS: B PTS: 1 DIF: Memorization

REF: p. 353 TOP: Red blood cells (erythrocytes)

3. ANS: C PTS: 1 DIF: Memorization

REF: p. 350 TOP: Blood composition and volume

4. ANS: H PTS: 1 DIF: Memorization

REF: p. 351 TOP: Formed elements

5. ANS: I PTS: 1 DIF: Memorization

REF: p. 351 TOP: Blood plasma

6. ANS: G PTS: 1 DIF: Memorization

REF: p. 351 TOP: Formed elements

7. ANS: D PTS: 1 DIF: Memorization

REF: p. 362 TOP: White blood cells (leukocytes)

8. ANS: A PTS: 1 DIF: Memorization

REF: pp. 351-352 TOP: Red blood cells (erythrocytes)

9. ANS: J PTS: 1 DIF: Memorization

REF: p. 350 TOP: Platelets and blood clotting

10. ANS: E PTS: 1 DIF: Memorization

REF: p. 362 TOP: White blood cells (leukocytes) a. Hemophilia b. Acute lymphocytic leukemia c. Polycythemia d. Hemorrhagic anemia e. Acute myeloid leukemia f. Pernicious anemia g. Sickle cell anemia h. Multiple myeloma i. Erythroblastosis fetalis j. Thalassemia

Match each blood disorder to its description or symptoms.

11. Condition caused by a lack of vitamin B12

12. Can be caused by an Rh-negative mother carrying her second Rh-positive baby

13. Most common form of blood cancer in children between the ages of 3 and 7

14. An inherited blood clotting disorder that can be treated with the replacement of clotting factor VIII

15. A type of anemia caused by severe bleeding

16. A type of inherited anemia that has major and minor forms and is usually found in people of Mediterranean descent

17. The most common form of acute leukemia in adults

18. A common and very serious cancer of plasma cells

19. Inherited anemia caused by the presence of an abnormal type of hemoglobin called hemoglobin S

20. Blood disorder characterized by a dramatic increase in the number of red blood cells

11. ANS: F PTS: 1 DIF: Memorization

REF: p. 359 TOP: Red blood cell disorders

12. ANS: I PTS: 1 DIF: Memorization

REF: p. 361 TOP: Red blood cell disorders

13. ANS: B PTS: 1 DIF: Memorization

REF: p. 363 TOP: White blood cell disorders

14. ANS: A PTS: 1 DIF: Memorization

REF: pp. 366-367 TOP: Clotting disorders

15. ANS: D PTS: 1 DIF: Memorization

REF: p. 358 TOP: Red blood cell disorders

16. ANS: J PTS: 1 DIF: Memorization

REF: p. 360 TOP: Red blood cell disorders

17. ANS: E PTS: 1 DIF: Memorization

REF: p. 364 TOP: White blood cell disorders

18. ANS: H PTS: 1 DIF: Memorization

REF: p. 363 TOP: White blood cell disorders

19. ANS: G PTS: 1 DIF: Memorization

REF: p. 360 TOP: Red blood cell disorders

20. ANS: C PTS: 1 DIF: Memorization

REF: p. 358 TOP: Red blood cell disorders

SHORT ANSWER

1. Why is blood acidosis not really acidic?

ANS: Answers will vary.

PTS: 1 DIF: Application REF: p. 350

TOP: Blood composition

2. List the four major blood types and explain the types of antigen and antibodies in each type.

ANS: Answers will vary.

PTS: 1 DIF: Memorization REF: pp. 355-356

TOP: Blood types

3. Many emergency rooms have a ready supply of type O blood. Explain why this is so.

ANS: Answers will vary.

PTS: 1 DIF: Application REF: p. 357 TOP: Blood types

4. A woman who is pregnant with her second child is concerned about her baby developing erythroblastosis fetalis. She is Rh positive, her husband is Rh negative, and she did not receive RhoGAM after her first baby. Does she need to be concerned? Why or why not?

ANS: Answers will vary.

PTS: 1 DIF: Application REF: p. 356 TOP: Blood types

5. What are the major proteins found in plasma, and what is the function of each?

ANS: Answers will vary.

PTS: 1 DIF: Memorization REF: pp. 350-351

TOP: Blood plasma

6. Describe the structure of the red blood cell, and explain how its structure assists in accomplishing its function.

ANS: Answers will vary.

PTS: 1 DIF: Application REF: pp. 352-353

TOP: Red blood cells (erythrocytes)

7. Describe a microcytic, hyperchromic red blood cell.

ANS: Smaller than normal, more hemoglobin than normal.

PTS: 1 DIF: Application REF: pp. 352-353

TOP: Red blood cells (erythrocytes)

8. What is polycythemia, and what are some possible treatments?

ANS: Answers will vary.

PTS: 1 DIF: Memorization REF: p. 358

TOP: Red blood cell disorders

9. Explain the treatments for pernicious and iron-deficiency anemia.

ANS: Answers will vary.

PTS: 1 DIF: Memorization REF: pp. 359-360

TOP: Red blood cell disorders

10. Describe sickle cell anemia.

ANS: Answers will vary.

PTS: 1 DIF: Memorization REF: p. 360

TOP: Red blood cell disorders

11. Describe thalassemia.

ANS: Answers will vary.

PTS: 1 DIF: Memorization REF: pp. 360-361

TOP: Red blood cell disorders

12. Name and explain the function of the three granulocytes.

ANS: Answers will vary.

PTS: 1 DIF: Memorization REF: p. 362

TOP: White blood cells (leukocytes)

13. What are the functions of the B and T lymphocytes?

ANS: Answers will vary.

PTS: 1 DIF: Memorization REF: p. 362

TOP: White blood cells (leukocytes)

14. What is multiple myeloma?

ANS:

Answers will vary.

PTS: 1 DIF: Memorization REF: p. 363

TOP: White blood cell disorders

15. List and briefly describe the four types of leukemia discussed in the chapter.

ANS: Answers will vary.

PTS: 1 DIF: Memorization REF: pp. 363-364

TOP: White blood cell disorders

16. Explain the process of blood clot formation.

ANS: Answers will vary.

PTS: 1 DIF: Memorization REF: p. 365

TOP: Platelets and blood clotting

17. A patient was being treated for a heart attack caused by a blood clot. Both heparin and tissue plasminogen activator were administered to the patient during the 4-day hospital stay. When were each of these drugs used, and what is the function of each?

ANS: Answers will vary.

PTS: 1 DIF: Application REF: pp. 365-366

TOP: Platelets and blood clotting

18. What is the INR, and what is its use?

ANS: Answers will vary.

PTS: 1 DIF: Memorization REF: p. 366

TOP: Platelets and blood clotting

19. Explain hemophilia, its cause, and traditional treatment methods. Why are new treatments being explored?

ANS: Answers will vary.

PTS: 1 DIF: Memorization REF: pp. 366-368

TOP: Clotting disorders

20. What is thrombocytopenia, and what are some treatments for this condition?

ANS: Answers will vary.

PTS: 1 DIF: Memorization REF: p. 368

TOP: Clotting disorders

21. Explain the difference between agglutination resulting from blood type incompatibility and a blood clot formed as the result of an injury.

ANS: Answers will vary.

PTS: 1 DIF: Application REF: p. 355 | p. 357

TOP: ABO system and platelets and blood clotting

TRUE/FALSE

1. Blood is composed of plasma and formed elements.

ANS: T PTS: 1 DIF: Memorization

REF: p. 349 TOP: Blood composition and volume

2. In whole blood, there is a greater volume of formed elements than of plasma.

ANS: F PTS: 1 DIF: Memorization

REF: p. 350 TOP: Blood composition and volume

3. Even when a person has a condition of blood acidosis, the pH of the blood is still above 7.

ANS: T PTS: 1 DIF: Memorization

REF: p. 351 TOP: Blood composition and volume

4. Blood clot formation and blood agglutination are two terms for the same process.

ANS: F PTS: 1 DIF: Application REF: p. 355 TOP: Blood types

5. Type B blood has A antigen and anti-B antibody.

ANS: F PTS: 1 DIF: Memorization

REF: p. 356 TOP: Blood types

6. Type AB blood has both A and B antigens and no antibodies.

ANS: T PTS: 1 DIF: Memorization

REF: p. 356 TOP: Blood types

7. Type O blood is considered the universal donor blood type because it has no antibodies.

ANS: F PTS: 1 DIF: Memorization

REF: p. 357 TOP: Blood types

8. A person with B antigen and A antibodies would have type A blood.

ANS: F PTS: 1 DIF: Application REF: p. 356

TOP: Blood types

9. Only women who are Rh negative need to be concerned about erythroblastosis fetalis.

ANS: T PTS: 1 DIF: Application REF: p. 356

TOP: Blood types

10. Even women who are Rh negative rarely have a problem with erythroblastosis fetalis with their first child.

ANS: T PTS: 1 DIF: Application REF: p. 356

TOP: Blood types

11. Blood plasma is able to carry small amounts of oxygen and carbon dioxide to and from the cells.

ANS: T PTS: 1 DIF: Memorization

REF: p. 350 TOP: Blood plasma

12. Blood plasma with the albumin and globulins removed is called serum.

ANS: F PTS: 1 DIF: Memorization

REF: p. 351 TOP: Blood plasma

13. Lymphocytes and monocytes are both considered formed elements of the blood.

ANS: T PTS: 1 DIF: Memorization

REF: p. 351 TOP: Formed elements

14. Lymphocytes and monocytes are granulocytes.

ANS: F PTS: 1 DIF: Memorization

REF: p. 351 TOP: Formed elements

15. In a 1 mm3 sample of blood, there are more platelets than red blood cells.

ANS: F PTS: 1 DIF: Memorization

REF: p. 351 TOP: Formed elements

16. Hematopoiesis occurs in both lymphatic tissue and myeloid tissue.

ANS: T PTS: 1 DIF: Memorization

REF: p. 351 TOP: Formed elements

17. A bone marrow transplant can restore hematopoiesis.

ANS: T PTS: 1 DIF: Memorization

REF: p. 352 TOP: Mechanisms of blood diseases

18. Red blood cells are able to replicate so rapidly because they have a very large nucleus.

ANS: F PTS: 1 DIF: Memorization

REF: p. 352 TOP: Red blood cells (erythrocytes)

19. A normocytic, hypochromic red blood cell is smaller and has less hemoglobin than a typical red blood cell.

ANS: F PTS: 1 DIF: Application REF: p. 354

TOP: Red blood cells (erythrocytes)

20. A macrocytic, hyperchromic red blood cell is larger and has more hemoglobin than a typical red blood cell.

ANS: T PTS: 1 DIF: Application REF: p. 354

TOP: Red blood cells (erythrocytes)

21. Oxyhemoglobin and carbaminohemoglobin are names given to hemoglobin when it is transporting oxygen and carbon dioxide, respectively.

ANS: T PTS: 1 DIF: Memorization

REF: p. 354 TOP: Red blood cells (erythrocytes)

22. Hematocrit is a measure of the volume of red blood cells in a blood sample.

ANS: T PTS: 1 DIF: Memorization

REF: p. 353 TOP: Red blood cells (erythrocytes)

23. The buffy coat is found at the very bottom of a test tube of blood that has been “spun down.”

ANS: F PTS: 1 DIF: Memorization

REF: p. 353 TOP: Red blood cells (erythrocytes)

24. The buffy coat in a test tube of blood that has been “spun down” is composed of white blood cells and platelets.

ANS: T PTS: 1 DIF: Memorization

REF: p. 353 TOP: Red blood cells (erythrocytes)

25. Hemorrhagic anemia is caused by blood loss.

ANS: T PTS: 1 DIF: Memorization

REF: p. 358 TOP: Red blood cell disorders

26. Exposure to high doses of radiation or toxic chemicals such as mercury can cause pernicious anemia.

ANS: F PTS: 1 DIF: Memorization

REF: p. 359 TOP: Red blood cell disorders

27. Adding iron to the diet can successfully treat pernicious anemia.

ANS: F PTS: 1 DIF: Memorization

REF: p. 359 TOP: Red blood cell disorders

28. Vitamin B12 injections can successfully treat pernicious anemia.

ANS: T PTS: 1 DIF: Memorization

REF: p. 359 TOP: Red blood cell disorders

29. Jaundice can be a symptom of aplastic anemia.

ANS: F PTS: 1 DIF: Memorization

REF: p. 359 TOP: Red blood cell disorders

30. Sickle cell anemia has a milder form called sickle cell trait and a more severe form called sickle cell disease.

ANS: T PTS: 1 DIF: Memorization

REF: p. 360 TOP: Red blood cell disorders

31. Both sickle cell anemia and thalassemia are inherited diseases.

ANS: T PTS: 1 DIF: Memorization

REF: p. 360 TOP: Red blood cell disorders

32. Like sickle cell anemia, thalassemia is inherited; but unlike sickle cell anemia, it does not have a milder form.

ANS: F PTS: 1 DIF: Memorization

REF: p. 360 TOP: Red blood cell disorders

33. Leukopenia almost always indicates an infection.

ANS: F PTS: 1 DIF: Memorization

REF: p. 362 TOP: White blood cells (leukocytes)

34. A white blood cell count of 5,000 to 7,000/mm3 of blood usually indicates an infection.

ANS: F PTS: 1 DIF: Application REF: p. 362

TOP: White blood cells (leukocytes)

35. Neutrophils are phagocytic granulocytes.

ANS: T PTS: 1 DIF: Memorization

REF: p. 362 TOP: White blood cells (leukocytes)

36. Someone taking antihistamines is blocking the effects of histamine, which can be released by eosinophils.

ANS: F PTS: 1 DIF: Memorization

REF: p. 362 TOP: White blood cells (leukocytes)

37. A person who is infected by a parasitic worm is likely to have an increased level of eosinophils.

ANS: T PTS: 1 DIF: Memorization

REF: p. 362 TOP: White blood cells (leukocytes)

38. Basophils release heparin, which helps the blood clot.

ANS: F PTS: 1 DIF: Memorization

REF: p. 362 TOP: White blood cells (leukocytes)

39. Monocytes and macrophages are actually the same cell in different parts of the body.

ANS: T PTS: 1 DIF: Memorization

REF: p. 362 TOP: White blood cells (leukocytes)

40. B and T cells are two different types of lymphocytes.

ANS: T PTS: 1 DIF: Memorization

REF: p. 362 TOP: White blood cells (leukocytes)

41. Multiple myeloma is a cancer of mature T lymphocytes.

ANS: F PTS: 1 DIF: Memorization

REF: p. 362 TOP: White blood cell disorders

42. The common symptom of all leukemias is the drop in the number of white blood cells in the blood.

ANS: F PTS: 1 DIF: Memorization

REF: p. 363 TOP: White blood cell disorders

43. Leukemia can be classified as either acute or chronic and as either lymphocytic or myeloid.

ANS: T PTS: 1 DIF: Memorization

REF: p. 363 TOP: White blood cell disorders

44. A person with chronic lymphocytic leukemia is likely to be between the ages of 3 and 7.

ANS: F PTS: 1 DIF: Application REF: p. 363 TOP: White blood cell disorders

45. Most adult leukemia is acute myeloid leukemia.

ANS: T PTS: 1 DIF: Memorization

REF: p. 364 TOP: White blood cell disorders

46. A person with mononucleosis can have a white blood cell count as high as 18,000/mm3 of blood.

ANS: T PTS: 1 DIF: Memorization

REF: p. 364 TOP: White blood cell disorders

47. Both prothrombin and fibrin are found in normal, nonclotted blood.

ANS: F PTS: 1 DIF: Memorization

REF: p. 365 TOP: Platelets and blood clotting

48. The function of fibrin is to convert prothrombin into thrombin.

ANS: F PTS: 1 DIF: Memorization

REF: p. 365 TOP: Platelets and blood clotting

49. In addition to various other problems, a person with a severe calcium deficiency has a slower than normal clotting time.

ANS: T PTS: 1 DIF: Application REF: p. 366 TOP: Platelets and blood clotting

50. Vitamin K is used to stimulate the cells of the spleen to increase their production of prothrombin.

ANS: F PTS: 1 DIF: Memorization

REF: p. 368 TOP: Platelets and blood clotting

51. Heparin, warfarin, and tissue plasminogen activator prevent blood clot formation.

ANS: F PTS: 1 DIF: Memorization

REF: p. 365 TOP: Platelets and blood clotting

52. As the INR number gets larger, the amount of time it takes for the blood to clot gets longer.

ANS: T PTS: 1 DIF: Application REF: p. 366 TOP: Platelets and blood clotting

53. The difference between a thrombus and an embolus is whether it is moving.

ANS: T PTS: 1 DIF: Memorization

REF: p. 365 TOP: Clotting disorders

54. If a person has a thrombus, heparin or tissue plasminogen activator works equally well in getting rid of the clot.

ANS: F PTS: 1 DIF: Application REF: pp. 365-366

TOP: Clotting disorders and platelets and blood clotting

55. Hemophilia is an inherited disorder passed on by the father.

ANS: F PTS: 1 DIF: Memorization

REF: p. 366 TOP: Clotting disorders

56. Because hemophilia is carried on the X chromosome, women are twice as likely to have it as men.

ANS: F PTS: 1 DIF: Application REF: p. 366

TOP: Clotting disorders

57. Clotting factor VIII is used to treat hemophilia.

ANS: T PTS: 1 DIF: Memorization

REF: p. 367 TOP: Clotting disorders

58. Thrombocytopenia is the hereditary condition that results in insufficient platelets.

ANS: F PTS: 1 DIF: Memorization

REF: p. 368 TOP: Clotting disorders

59. Thrombocytopenia can occur as a side effect of aspirin.

ANS: T PTS: 1 DIF: Memorization

REF: p. 368 TOP: Clotting disorders

60. Thrombocytopenia can be treated by removing the spleen.

ANS: T PTS: 1 DIF: Memorization

REF: p. 368 TOP: Clotting disorders

61. Most adults have between 4 and 6 L of blood.

ANS: T PTS: 1 DIF: Memorization

REF: p. 350 TOP: Blood composition and volume

62. In type A blood, the A antigen is in the blood plasma and the anti-B antibody is on the red blood cell.

ANS: F PTS: 1 DIF: Memorization

REF: p. 355 TOP: ABO system

63. Albumins include a group of plasma proteins called antibodies that help the body fight infection.

ANS: F PTS: 1 DIF: Memorization

REF: p. 350 TOP: Blood plasma

64. Myeloid tissue is also called red bone marrow.

ANS: T PTS: 1 DIF: Memorization

REF: p. 352 TOP: Formed elements

65. Iron, vitamin B12, and folate are all needed to manufacture hemoglobin.

ANS: T PTS: 1 DIF: Memorization

REF: p. 354 TOP: Red blood cells (erythrocytes)

66. Mature T cells produce antibodies that help the body fight infection.

ANS: F PTS: 1 DIF: Memorization

REF: p. 362 TOP: Agranulocytes

67. Infectious mononucleosis is usually caused by a virus.

ANS: T PTS: 1 DIF: Memorization

REF: p. 364 TOP: White blood cell disorders