EXAM 1 - BIOS255 CHAMBERLAIN
CORRECT 100%
Plasma consists of - ANSWERwater, proteins, nutrients, hormones, oxygen, carbon
dioxide, electrolytes
plasma is ___ percent of blood - ANSWER55%
buffy coat - ANSWERcomposed of white blood cells and platelets
Viscosity - ANSWERresistance of fluid to flow
osmolarity - ANSWERdissolved particles in the blood that cannot pass through the
blood vessel wall
If you need to examine antibodies against a virus in a patient, which part of the blood
will you need? - ANSWERplasma
albumin - ANSWERsmallest and most abundant plasma protein
viscosity and osmolarity
what do albumins influence - ANSWERblood pressure, flow, and fluid balance
globulins - ANSWERalpha, beta, gamma
provide immune system functions
fibrinogen - ANSWERhelp form blood clots
RBCs (erythrocytes) count - ANSWER4.2-6.2 million uL
WBCs (leukocytes) count - ANSWER5000-10,000 uL
platelet count - ANSWER130,000-360,000/uL
A normal hematocrit is ___ of the total blood volume - ANSWER37-52%
The myeoblast cell line gives rise to which mature blood cells? - ANSWERNeutrophils
and basophils
Where does hematopoiesis take place in adults? - ANSWERred bone marrow
The biconcave formed elements that lack mitochondria and a nucleus are called -
ANSWERred blood cells
, Why do red blood cells have a biconcave shape? - ANSWERallows to carry oxygen
efficiently
red blood cells are formed in the - ANSWERred bone marrow
to make an RBC you need - ANSWEREPO; amino acids; iron; vitamin B12
hemoglobin is made up of - ANSWER2 alpha and 2 beta
heme and globin
iron in the center of hemoglobin helps to beind - ANSWERmolecular oxygen
hemoglobin function - ANSWERregulates blood flow and pressure
Polycythemia - ANSWERexcess of RBC
anemia - ANSWERtoo few RBC
sickle cell disease - ANSWERGenetic disorder in which red blood cells have abnormal
hemoglobin molecules and take on an abnormal shape.
where are antigens found - ANSWERfound on surface of RBC
antibodies - ANSWERcarried in plasma
blood type A - ANSWERantigen A and anti-B antibodies
blood type B - ANSWERantigen B and anti-A antibodies
blood type AB - ANSWERboth antigen AB, not antibodies
blood type O - ANSWERno antigens, anti A and B antibodies
Type AB is the universal - ANSWERrecipient (no antibodies)
type O is the universal - ANSWERdonor (no antigens)
hemoglobin recycling - ANSWERPhagocytes break hemoglobin into components
Globular proteins to amino acids
Heme to biliverdin
Iron
breakdown and disposal of heme - ANSWERbiliverdin > bilirubin > bile
granulocytes - ANSWERneutrophils, eosinophils, basophils
CORRECT 100%
Plasma consists of - ANSWERwater, proteins, nutrients, hormones, oxygen, carbon
dioxide, electrolytes
plasma is ___ percent of blood - ANSWER55%
buffy coat - ANSWERcomposed of white blood cells and platelets
Viscosity - ANSWERresistance of fluid to flow
osmolarity - ANSWERdissolved particles in the blood that cannot pass through the
blood vessel wall
If you need to examine antibodies against a virus in a patient, which part of the blood
will you need? - ANSWERplasma
albumin - ANSWERsmallest and most abundant plasma protein
viscosity and osmolarity
what do albumins influence - ANSWERblood pressure, flow, and fluid balance
globulins - ANSWERalpha, beta, gamma
provide immune system functions
fibrinogen - ANSWERhelp form blood clots
RBCs (erythrocytes) count - ANSWER4.2-6.2 million uL
WBCs (leukocytes) count - ANSWER5000-10,000 uL
platelet count - ANSWER130,000-360,000/uL
A normal hematocrit is ___ of the total blood volume - ANSWER37-52%
The myeoblast cell line gives rise to which mature blood cells? - ANSWERNeutrophils
and basophils
Where does hematopoiesis take place in adults? - ANSWERred bone marrow
The biconcave formed elements that lack mitochondria and a nucleus are called -
ANSWERred blood cells
, Why do red blood cells have a biconcave shape? - ANSWERallows to carry oxygen
efficiently
red blood cells are formed in the - ANSWERred bone marrow
to make an RBC you need - ANSWEREPO; amino acids; iron; vitamin B12
hemoglobin is made up of - ANSWER2 alpha and 2 beta
heme and globin
iron in the center of hemoglobin helps to beind - ANSWERmolecular oxygen
hemoglobin function - ANSWERregulates blood flow and pressure
Polycythemia - ANSWERexcess of RBC
anemia - ANSWERtoo few RBC
sickle cell disease - ANSWERGenetic disorder in which red blood cells have abnormal
hemoglobin molecules and take on an abnormal shape.
where are antigens found - ANSWERfound on surface of RBC
antibodies - ANSWERcarried in plasma
blood type A - ANSWERantigen A and anti-B antibodies
blood type B - ANSWERantigen B and anti-A antibodies
blood type AB - ANSWERboth antigen AB, not antibodies
blood type O - ANSWERno antigens, anti A and B antibodies
Type AB is the universal - ANSWERrecipient (no antibodies)
type O is the universal - ANSWERdonor (no antigens)
hemoglobin recycling - ANSWERPhagocytes break hemoglobin into components
Globular proteins to amino acids
Heme to biliverdin
Iron
breakdown and disposal of heme - ANSWERbiliverdin > bilirubin > bile
granulocytes - ANSWERneutrophils, eosinophils, basophils
