BIOS 255 Unit 4 Midterm Exam Questions & Answers

Question :(TCO3) Which of the following is a major function of blood? Student Answer: production of enzymes production of neurotransmitters transduction of pressure contractility Question 2. Question : (TCO3) Which of the following blood types is a person whose blood cells were not agglutinated by anti-A serum, anti-B serum, and anti-Rh serum Student Answer: AB negative AB positive O positive A negative Question 3. Question : (TCO3) Which of the following formed elements in blood are removed by fixed macrophages in the spleen and liver after about 4 months in the circulation? Student Answer: erythrocytes monocytes basophils eosinophils Question 4. Question : (TCO3) A condition in which inadequate intake of vitamin B12 or folic acid cause production of large abnormal red blood cells is called Student Answer: hemorrhagic anemia aplastic anemia pernicious anemia iron deficiency anemia Question 5. Question : (TCO3) Lymph is Student Answer: the same as plasma plasma without the clotting factors formed during the first step in blood clotting pulmonary interstitial fluid Question 6. Question : (TCO3) Which of the following precursor cells give rise to granular leukocytes? Student Answer: megakaryoblast lymphoblast myeloblast none of the selections are correct Question 7. Question : (TCO3) Which of the following substances is an anticoagulant formed by mast cells and basophils? Student Answer: fibrinogen thromboxane A2 prostacyclin plasmin Question 8. Question : (TCO3) Myeloid stem cells reside in Student Answer: the blood the yellow marrow the thymus gland the spleen Question 9. Question : (TCO1) The membrane that surrounds and protects the heart is called the Student Answer: pleura myocardium mediastinum endocardium