BSC 2086 EXAM PRAC TICE QUESTIOS
WITH 100% CORRECT ANSWERS!!
In the breakdown of hemoglobin, the globin chains __________.
are broken down by macrophages into amino acids
In the breakdown of hemoglobin, the iron __________.
is transported by transferrin to the liver, spleen, and bone marrow
Which of the following is the correct sequence in the breakdown of the non-iron portion of
the heme?
Heme, biliverdin, bilirubin, conjugated bilirubin, bilirubin derivatives, feces and urine
What are the components of the circulatory system?
1.heart
2.blood vessels
3. blood
Viscosity and osmolarity will both increase if the amount of ____________ in the blood
increases.
erythrocytes and protein
Choose the correct statement regarding the function of platelets.
They secrete procoagulants, or clotting factors, which promote blood clotting.
Which of the following is NOT a function of platelets?
, They inhibit procoagulants.
After tissue repair is completed, factor XII catalyzes the formation of a plasma enzyme
called kallikrein, that in turn converts an inactive plasminogen into _________, a fibrin-
dissolving enzyme that breaks up the clot.
plasmin
In healthy blood vessels, platelets do not adhere because the smooth endothelium is coated
with ______________.
prostacyclin
What are the two principal functions of erythrocytes?
To pick up oxygen from the lungs and deliver it to tissues and to pick up carbon dioxide from the
tissues and unload it in the lungs
Identify the incorrect statement regarding blood groups other than ABO and Rh.
They frequently cause transfusion reactions.
Identify the correct statement regarding leukocytes
Leukocytes spend only a few hours in the bloodstream, then migrate through the walls of the
capillaries. C
Primary Polycythemia
due to cancer of the erythropoietic line of the red bone marrow
Thalassemia
WITH 100% CORRECT ANSWERS!!
In the breakdown of hemoglobin, the globin chains __________.
are broken down by macrophages into amino acids
In the breakdown of hemoglobin, the iron __________.
is transported by transferrin to the liver, spleen, and bone marrow
Which of the following is the correct sequence in the breakdown of the non-iron portion of
the heme?
Heme, biliverdin, bilirubin, conjugated bilirubin, bilirubin derivatives, feces and urine
What are the components of the circulatory system?
1.heart
2.blood vessels
3. blood
Viscosity and osmolarity will both increase if the amount of ____________ in the blood
increases.
erythrocytes and protein
Choose the correct statement regarding the function of platelets.
They secrete procoagulants, or clotting factors, which promote blood clotting.
Which of the following is NOT a function of platelets?
, They inhibit procoagulants.
After tissue repair is completed, factor XII catalyzes the formation of a plasma enzyme
called kallikrein, that in turn converts an inactive plasminogen into _________, a fibrin-
dissolving enzyme that breaks up the clot.
plasmin
In healthy blood vessels, platelets do not adhere because the smooth endothelium is coated
with ______________.
prostacyclin
What are the two principal functions of erythrocytes?
To pick up oxygen from the lungs and deliver it to tissues and to pick up carbon dioxide from the
tissues and unload it in the lungs
Identify the incorrect statement regarding blood groups other than ABO and Rh.
They frequently cause transfusion reactions.
Identify the correct statement regarding leukocytes
Leukocytes spend only a few hours in the bloodstream, then migrate through the walls of the
capillaries. C
Primary Polycythemia
due to cancer of the erythropoietic line of the red bone marrow
Thalassemia
