Exam 3 Study Guide 1) Where does hematopoiesis produce new red blood cells: 2) Which of the following is a blood clotting disorder: 3) Treatment of hemophilia often involves: 4) The process whereby the binding of antibodies to antigens causes RBCs to clump is called: 5) The average functional lifespan of an RBC is: 6) Which of these blood types carries no antigens: 7) The organ largely responsible for the synthesis of clotting factors is the: 8) Which type of granulocyte produces histamine during the inflammatory response: 9) Megakaryocytes pinch off anucleate fragments called: 10) The hormone that regulates the rate of erythrocyte production is called: 11) Which one of the following formed elements is the most abundant: 12) Which type of leukocyte contains heparin, an anticoagulant: 13) Which of the following values is typical for the number of white blood cells in a cubic millimeter of blood: 14) A clot that breaks away from a vessel wall and circulates freely within the bloodstream is called a(n): 15) Physiologic jaundice occurring in newborns results from: 16) Platelets are fragments of multinucleate cells called: 17) The immune serum used to prevent maternal sensitization to Rh antigens is: 18) The ion essential for blood clotting is: 19) Hematocrit is the percentage of: 20) Compatibility testing for agglutination of donor RBCs by the recipients' serum is called: 21) Erythrocytes: 1
22) The universal recipient has blood type: 23) The series of reactions that stop blood flow following a cut is called: 24) Bleeding disorders often result from a lack of which one of the following vitamins: 25) The most common type of blood in the U.S. population is: 26) Which blood type contains the A antigen only: 27) Which chemical is released to bring about vasoconstriction during the vascular spasm phase of hemostasis: 28) Blood normally clots in approximately: 29) Which one of the following cells are classified as granulocytes: 30) The formation of an insoluble clot during hemostasis is termed: 31) Erythropoeitin is a hormone produced by the kidneys in response to low levels of: 32) The matrix of blood is called: 33) White blood cells differ from red blood cells because only they contain: 34) Hemolysis most likely will occur when: 35) Leukocytosis most likely indicates: 36) The most numerous white blood cells are the: 37) Which one of the following represents the proper sequence of hemostasis: 38) Which of the following red blood cell disorders may result from life at a higher altitude: 39) In a centrifuged blood sample, the buffy coat between the formed elements and the plasma contains: 40) Which blood type(s) can a person with blood type O receive: 41) Which one of the following is NOT a physical characteristic of blood: 42) Severe shock occurs with blood loss of: 43) Normal whole blood contains g of hemoglobin per 100 ml. 2
44) Substances tend to leave the bloodstream at the arterial end of the capillary because: 45) The friction blood encounters as it flows through the vessels is called: 46) Which valve guards the base of the aorta and opens when the ventricles are contracting: 47) Generalized vasoconstriction occurs as a result of: 48) Which one of the following does NOT receive blood directly from the aortic arch: 49) Oxygen-poor blood is returned to the right side of the heart by the: 50) Which of the following blood vessels is a direct branch of the ascending aorta: 51) Which of the following is common for right sided congestive heart failure: 52) The external iliac vein receives blood from all of the following EXCEPT: 53) Chest pain resulting from the loss of oxygen to heart cells is called: 54) Which of these pathways correctly traces blood as it travels from the aortic arch to the left arm: 55) The path of blood flow within the systemic vascular system is: 56) The right and left renal veins empty blood from the: 57) What structure divides the left from the right ventricle: 58) Which one of the following are direct branches of the left coronary artery: 59) The brachial vein: 60) The umbilical vein carries: 61) A person with a heart rate of 75 beats per minute and a stroke volume of 60 ml per beat has a cardiac output of: 62) Pulmonary veins: 63) The right AV valve is known as the: 64) Pulmonary circulation involves blood flow to and from the heart and the: 65) The volume of blood pumped out by each ventricle with each beat of the heart is called the: 66) Which one of the following is true concerning the "lub-dup" sounds of the heart: 3
67) The pointed apex of the heart is oriented toward the: 68) Which of these events is NOT associated with ventricular systole: 69) Which fetal shunt bypasses the lungs by directly connecting the right atrium and the left atrium: 70) Which one of the following blood vessels carries oxygen-rich blood: 71) Which one of the following is caused by a decrease in venous return to the heart: 72) Coronary heart disease results from: 73) Which of the following increases heart rate: 74) Which of these veins returns blood to the superior vena cava: 75) The layer of the heart wall synonymous with the visceral layer of the serous pericardium is: 76) The sinoatrial node is located in the: 77) Veins: 78) Which of the following vessels has the lowest blood pressure: 79) Which one of the following areas is NOT a pressure point: 80) The external carotid artery serves the skin and muscles of the head and: 81) Which one of the following represents the correct path for the transmission of an impulse in the intrinsic conduction system of the heart: 82) The mitral valve is normally closed: 83) Which of the following hormones promotes sodium ion reabsorption by the kidney in order to increase blood pressure and blood volume: 84) When the ventricles contract, the bicuspid (mitral) valve prevents blood from flowing from the: 85) Which of the following arteries supplies the first half of the large intestine: 86) The tricuspid valve is located between the: 87) Normal ph of blood is between 7.35 and 7.45. 88) Blood plasma makes up the majority of the blood content. 4
89) Normal blood volume in healthy males is 5-6 liters. 90) The amount of hemoglobin contained within a RBC determines its capability to transport oxygen. 91) Rh-related problems occur in pregnant Rh- women carrying an Rh+ baby. 92) Basophils are the most numerous type of leukocyte. 93) An excessive or abnormal increase in the number of erythrocytes in blood is termed anemia. 94) The brachial artery branches to form the femoral and popliteal arteries. 95) Arteries always carry blood away from the heart. 96) The semilunar valves prevent the backflow of blood into the atria when the ventricles are contracting. 97) A phlebotomist collects and processes blood samples for laboratory analysis. 98) Blood type A can receive blood from blood types A and AB during a transfusion. 99) Cardiac output is calculated by multiplying the stroke volume by the systolic blood pressure. 100) The temperature of blood is slightly lower than body temperature. 5