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When blood is centrifuged and its components separate,the bottom of the tube holds the


A) electrolytes and waste products.
B) buffy coat.
C) monocytes.
D) erythrocytes.
E) platelets.
F) plasma.

G) B) and E)
H) A) and E)

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The globulins make up about ________ percent of all plasma proteins.


A) 58
B) 37
C) 4
D) 1
E) 85

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

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The iron that has been transferred to the liver after the aged erythrocytes were phagocytized is stored by the protein _______________.

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Macrophages are the converted monocytes that phagocytize bacteria,cell fragments,dead cells,and debris.

A) True
B) False

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In many of the elderly,leukocytes appear to be


A) decreased in number and less efficient.
B) decreased in number but more efficient.
C) increased in number but more efficient.
D) increased in number and more efficient.

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

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Which type of leukocyte releases histamine


A) Eosinophil
B) Basophil
C) Lymphocyte
D) Neutrophil
E) Monocyte

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

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A malnourished person might have abnormally low levels of plasma proteins.As a result,colloid osmotic pressure


A) increases,and there is fluid retention in the interstitial space.
B) increases,and so blood volume is abnormally high.
C) decreases,and there is fluid retention in the interstitial space.
D) decreases,and so blood volume is abnormally high.

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

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If agglutination occurs after a blood transfusion,it may indicate


A) the wrong blood type was used.
B) the recipient had type AB blood.
C) there were no agglutinins (antibodies) in the recipient blood.
D) the donor had type O blood.

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

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In young children,hemopoiesis occurs in most of their bones,but in adulthood it primarily occurs in


A) long bones of the hands and feet.
B) flat bones of the axial skeleton.
C) short bones of the appendicular skeleton.
D) the liver and spleen.

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

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Fibrin,which is produced from the plasma protein _______________,helps form blood clots.

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Prostacyclin is an eicosanoid that acts as a


A) platelet attractant.
B) platelet repellant.

C) A) and B)
D) undefined

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The type of leukocyte that will migrate in the blood and take up residence in the tissues as a macrophage is a(n)


A) eosinophil.
B) basophil.
C) monocyte.
D) lymphocyte.
E) neutrophil.

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

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Platelets play a key role in _________,but if they are not used they are broken down after about ________ days.


A) hemostasis,120
B) hemostasis,9
C) hematopoiesis,120
D) hematopoiesis,9

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

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The "buffy coat" in a centrifuged blood sample is composed of


A) platelets and leukocytes.
B) leukocytes.
C) platelets.
D) erythrocytes.
E) erythrocytes and leukocytes.

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

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Oxygen-poor blood is _________ in color.


A) bright red
B) dark red
C) light blue
D) dark blue

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

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Fibrinolysis involves ________ of the fibrin framework,and it involves the protein _______.


A) construction,thrombokinase
B) construction,plasmin
C) construction,actinomyosin
D) destruction,plasmin
E) destruction,thrombokinase

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

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Which of the following is a step within the common pathway of blood clotting


A) Factor III combines with factor VII.
B) Factor XII converts inactive factor XI to active factor XI.
C) Prothrombin is activated to thrombin.
D) Calcium combines with factor IX.

E) A) and B)
F) All of the above

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_______________ is a growth factor that stimulates both the production of megakaryocytes in the bone marrow and the subsequent formation of platelets.

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The type of leukocyte that is very active during a bacterial infection is a(n)


A) eosinophil.
B) basophil.
C) lymphocyte.
D) neutrophil.
E) monocyte.

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

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Vascular spasms last


A) a few milliseconds when tissue damage is moderate.
B) almost a full minute when tissue damage is extensive.
C) several minutes when tissue damage is extensive.
D) several hours when tissue damage is moderate.

E) All of the above
F) None of the above

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