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The clear,straw-colored liquid portion of the blood is called the ________.

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Vitamin B₁₂ drugs are used to treat pernicious anemia and can be given by intramuscular injection or by ________ spray.

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Which type of anemia is due to a genetic abnormality?


A) sickle-cell anemia
B) pernicious anemia
C) iron-deficiency anemia
D) thrombocytopenia

E) None of the above
F) B) and D)

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To keep the red blood cell count from decreasing in a patient receiving a chemotherapy drug,the physician would prescribe a/an ________ drug to stimulate the bone marrow to make erythrocytes.


A) vitamin B₁₂
B) erythropoietin
C) immunosuppressant
D) anticoagulant

E) A) and B)
F) A) and D)

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Which of the following contains hemoglobin that transports oxygen to the cells?


A) plasma
B) blood type
C) erythrocyte
D) lymph

E) None of the above
F) All of the above

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Blood type ________ is the universal donor.


A) AB positive
B) B negative
C) O positive
D) O negative

E) A) and D)
F) B) and C)

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Every type of blood cell begins in the bone marrow as a very immature cell called a/an ________ cell.

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Another name for a blood clot is a ________.


A) thrombus
B) lymphocyte
C) fibrin strand
D) pathogen

E) B) and C)
F) All of the above

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Which of the following is NOT a type of leukocyte?


A) erythrocyte
B) neutrophil
C) eosinophil
D) basophil

E) B) and D)
F) A) and D)

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Which of the following is the most abundant plasma protein?


A) albumin
B) ferritin
C) bilirubin
D) bicarbonate

E) A) and B)
F) None of the above

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Which antibody is found on the surface of a B cell and activates it to become a plasma cell?


A) IgA
B) IgD
C) red blood cell antigen
D) IgG

E) A) and B)
F) B) and D)

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Leukemia is a cancer of the thrombocytes.

A) True
B) False

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Which is the most common leukocyte,comprising 54-62% of the leukocytes in the blood?


A) neutrophils
B) eosinophils
C) basophils
D) monocytes

E) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

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Which is a type of anemia caused by a genetic abnormality in the structure of hemoglobin that causes abnormally shaped red blood cells?


A) polycythemia vera
B) multiple myeloma
C) sickle cell anemia
D) pernicious anemia

E) B) and D)
F) All of the above

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Microorganisms,such as bacteria,viruses,protozoa,fungi,or yeast that invade the body are known as ________.


A) tumors
B) pathogens
C) interferon
D) immunoglobulins

E) B) and D)
F) C) and D)

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________ is the medical specialty that studies the anatomy and physiology of the blood.

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Lymphadenopathy can occur in the ________.


A) neck
B) axillae
C) groin
D) all of the above

E) B) and C)
F) A) and D)

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Viscosity refers to the ________ of the blood.


A) color
B) pH
C) thickness
D) clotting time

E) C) and D)
F) All of the above

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Which medical procedure involves the separation of plasma from the blood cells in whole blood?


A) stem cell transplantation
B) plasmapheresis
C) blood donation
D) blood transfusion

E) None of the above
F) B) and C)

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Which word is MISSPELLED?


A) albumin
B) hematopoiesis
C) corticosteroid drug
D) hematacrit

E) B) and C)
F) C) and D)

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