Blood/Hematology Quiz

The plasma proteins that help protect against disease and disease causing agents are

Anemia due to an abnormally shaped red blood cell

The term used to describe blood plasma with the clotting factors removed or chemically inactive

The molecule on the surface of red blood cells that determines blood type

Type of white blood cells that promote inflammation by secreting histamines

Infectious blood disorder caused by the Epstein Barr virus causing fatigue and lethargy

Blood disorder where hematocrit is significantly elevated increasing blood viscosity

Types of white blood cells involved in response to allergies and parasitic infections

Term used to describe all processes involved in stopping blood loss from the vascular system

Type of white blood cells that are major phagocytes involved in almost all infection responses

Elevated number of white blood cells indicative of an infectious process is know as

The protein on the surface of erythrocytes that attaches to O2 and CO2 for transportation is

The rupturing or destruction of blood cells is called

The most abundant plasma proteins responsible for plasma color and viscosity are

The atom on the hemoglobin molecule that O2 attaches to is

The formed elements involved in preventing blood loss from the vascular system are

The classification of leukocytes with large, rounded, nuclei and no granules in the cytosol are

The plasma proteins involved in blood clotting mechanisms and hemostasis are

The formed elements involved in transportation of gases in the blood are

Classification of shock caused by excess bleeding or blood loss

Blood test used to attempt to identify the type of pathogen causing an infection response

Blood test that is indicative of the oxygen carrying capacity and potential of the blood

A type of vascular shock caused by an abnormal reaction to an insect sting

The normal number of leukocytes per cubic millimeter of blood is

Bad circulation or hypoperfusion is commonly known as

Classification of shock caused by the failure of the heart to transport blood to the tissues

Term used to describe the movement of leukocytes from vascular system to surrounding tissues

Decreased oxygen carrying capacity of the blood is

The normal number of thrombocytes per cubic millimeter of blood is

Infectious blood disorder caused by the plasmodium protozoan that destroys red blood cells

The amount of blood in most humans is about

The three steps involved in Hemostasis include all of the following except

About 92% of blood plasma is

Proteins in blood plasma that attach to and cause an adverse reaction against antigens

The formed elements involved in protection from disease and disease causing agents are

Term used to describe an extremely elevated white blood number indicative of a WBC disease

A clot or debris that is moving through the vascular system

Functions of blood include all of the following except

Type of white blood cells involved in protection against viral infections

Thrombocytes are fragments of larger cells called

Hereditary type of anemia prevalent in Mediterranean populations

A mature monocyte or monocyte that has migrated out of the vascular system is called a

The blood type that is considered the universal donor

Condition where the blood does not clot properly due to the lack of a necessary clotting factor

The classification of leukocytes with lobed nuclei and granules in the cytosol are

A stationary clot or occlusion within a blood vessel

The process by which blood cells are formed is

Normal number of erythrocytes per cubic millimeter of blood is

The most abundant formed elements of blood are

Anemia due to destruction of red bone marrow

The blood type that is considered the universal recipient

The classificaction of blood based upon the presence or absence of the "D" antigen

The most abundant leukocytes, primarily involved in fighting bacterial infection

The most common type of anemia due to insufficient hematopoiesis

Anemia due to excess blood loss

All of the cells and cell components of blood are called

The process of dissolving a clot

Decreased number of white blood cells is a condition known as

The type of blood cells described as an anucleated biconcave disks are

The fluid component of blood is