VANDERS CH 12 EXAM QUESTIONS
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1. Which of the following is NOT primarily a function of blood plasma?
A. transport of hormones
B. being in osmotic balance with red blood cells
C. having plasma proteins that exert an osmotic pressure favoring fluid
absorption into the capillaries
D. providing clotting factors that are ready to be activated
E. transport of oxygen - ✔✔e
2. Which of the following does NOT describe erythrocytes?
,A. contain myoglobin
B. have a high surface-to-volume ratio
C. carry oxygen and carbon dioxide in blood
D. are red in color
E. when mature, have no nucleus - ✔✔a
3. What is the term that describes the production of red blood cells?
A. hemaglutination
B. erythrocytosis
C. erythropoiesis
D. erythroblastosis
E. hemostasis - ✔✔c
4. Which is TRUE about the condition anema?
A. It can be caused by too little iron in the diet.
B. It can be caused by kidney failure.
,C. It can be caused by abnormal hemoglobin.
D. It results in reduced oxygen-carrying capacity of the blood.
E. All of the above are true. - ✔✔e
5. A female patient has a blood test. One ml of her blood is drawn, spun
in a centrifuge, and the plasma volume is measured and found to be 0.6
ml. Two months later the same patient returns to the doctor and, after
doing another blood test, the doctor tells the patient that she has
become anemic compared to her previous visit. Which of the following
is most likely to be the woman's hematocrit on the second visit?
A. 35%
B. 50%
C. 70%
D. 100%
E. 0.6 ml - ✔✔a
, 6. A male patient complains of physical weakness and fatigue. A blood
test shows his hematocrit to be 30%. Which of the following diagnoses
is the least likely to explain his symptoms?
A. internal bleeding
B. dietary iron deficiency
C. dietary vitamin B12 deficiency
D. lung disease
E. kidney disease - ✔✔d
7. Where is most of the iron in a person's body located?
A. in the bone marrow
B. in the liver
C. in the cytochromes
D. in erythrocytes
E. in the kidneys - ✔✔d
WITH 100% VERIFIED ANSWERS {
GRADED A+}
1. Which of the following is NOT primarily a function of blood plasma?
A. transport of hormones
B. being in osmotic balance with red blood cells
C. having plasma proteins that exert an osmotic pressure favoring fluid
absorption into the capillaries
D. providing clotting factors that are ready to be activated
E. transport of oxygen - ✔✔e
2. Which of the following does NOT describe erythrocytes?
,A. contain myoglobin
B. have a high surface-to-volume ratio
C. carry oxygen and carbon dioxide in blood
D. are red in color
E. when mature, have no nucleus - ✔✔a
3. What is the term that describes the production of red blood cells?
A. hemaglutination
B. erythrocytosis
C. erythropoiesis
D. erythroblastosis
E. hemostasis - ✔✔c
4. Which is TRUE about the condition anema?
A. It can be caused by too little iron in the diet.
B. It can be caused by kidney failure.
,C. It can be caused by abnormal hemoglobin.
D. It results in reduced oxygen-carrying capacity of the blood.
E. All of the above are true. - ✔✔e
5. A female patient has a blood test. One ml of her blood is drawn, spun
in a centrifuge, and the plasma volume is measured and found to be 0.6
ml. Two months later the same patient returns to the doctor and, after
doing another blood test, the doctor tells the patient that she has
become anemic compared to her previous visit. Which of the following
is most likely to be the woman's hematocrit on the second visit?
A. 35%
B. 50%
C. 70%
D. 100%
E. 0.6 ml - ✔✔a
, 6. A male patient complains of physical weakness and fatigue. A blood
test shows his hematocrit to be 30%. Which of the following diagnoses
is the least likely to explain his symptoms?
A. internal bleeding
B. dietary iron deficiency
C. dietary vitamin B12 deficiency
D. lung disease
E. kidney disease - ✔✔d
7. Where is most of the iron in a person's body located?
A. in the bone marrow
B. in the liver
C. in the cytochromes
D. in erythrocytes
E. in the kidneys - ✔✔d
