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Which is NOT a plasma component?
a) colloids
b) electrolytes
c) gases
d) glucose
e) platelets |
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Which is the most abundant protein in blood plasma?
a) fibrinogen
b) albumins
c) globulins
d) immunoglobulins
e) hormones |
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Eosinophils:
a) can phagocytize
b) ingest antigen-antibody complexes
c) can be induced to attack parasites
d) a and c
e) a, b and c |
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The purpose of erythropoietin is to:
a) decrease maturation of erythroblasts
b) detect hypoxia
c) control erythrocyte production
d) control the size of platelets |
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| c - control erythrocyte production |
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The main regulator of platelet circulating mass is:
a) GP11b/111a complex
b) ADP
c) thrombopoietin
d) thromboxane |
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Which granulocyte function is similar to that of tissue mast cells?
a) lymphocytes
b) monocytes
c) neutrophils
d) basophils
e) eosinophils |
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Erythropoietin:
a) is secreted by the kidney
b) production is stimulated by tissue hypoxia
c) causes recycling of iron for production of RBC's
d) is released by the kidney to stimulate erythrocyte and platelet formation
e) both a and b |
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Which is NOT an agranulocyte?
a) mast cell
b) lymphocyte
c) monocyte
d) reticulocyte
e) both a and d |
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Which are the most effective phagocytes?
a) neutrophils and basophils
b) basophils and eosinophils
c) basophils and monocytes
d) neutrophils and monocytes
e) none of the above |
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| d - neutrophils and monocytes |
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Which vitamins are needed for erythropoiesis?
a) C and E
b) B2 and B12
c) A and D
d) both a and b
e) a, b and c |
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| d - a and b - Vitamins C, E, B2, and B12 |
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Kupffer's cells are found in the:
a) liver
b) kidney
c) bone marrow
d) spleen and lymph nodes |
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Which test reflects bone marrow activity?
a) reticulocyte count
b) hemoglobin mean
c) hematocrit mean
d) g/dL |
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As an individual ages:
a)the erythrocyte life span shortens
b) lymphocytic function decreases
c) platelet numbers decrease
d) all of the above |
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| b - lymphocytic function decreases |
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Hemostasis involves all of the following EXCEPT:
a) vasoconstriction
b) platelet plug formation
c) intrinsic pathway activities
d) clot formation
e) prostacyclin I |
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When a blood vessel is damaged:
a) subendothelial collagen is exposed
b) platelets are attracted to collagen
c) platelets degranulate
d) both a and b
e) a, b and c |
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The biochemical mediators released by adhering platelets cause:
a) vasodilation of the injured vessel
b) vasoconstriction of the injured vessel
c) the inflammatory process to proceed
d) all of the above |
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| b - vasoconstriction of the injured vessel |
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Which is the correct sequence in coagulation?
a) X, tissue thromboplastin, XA
b) prothrombin activator complex, X, XA
c) fibrinogen, thrombin, stabilizer fibrin
d) damaged tissue, VII, prothrombin |
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| d - damaged tissue, VII, prothrombin |
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Which is the correct sequence in fibrinolysis?
a) fibrin, plasminogen
b) FDP, fibrinogen
c) plasminogen, XIIa
d) plasmin, FDP |
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