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NSG5003 Week 6 Study Guide Graded A

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1. What is the most abundant class of plasma protein? a. Globulin c. Clotting factors b. Albumin d. Complement proteins 2. What is the effect of low plasma albumin? a. Clotting factors decrease, ... thus increasing the chance of prolonged bleeding. b. Fewer immunoglobulins are synthesized, thus impairing the immune function. c. Less iron is stored, thus increasing the incidence of iron deficiency anemia. d. Osmotic pressure decreases, thus water moves from the capillaries to the interstitium. 3. What is the life span of an erythrocyte (in days)? a. 20 to 30 c. 100 to 120 b. 60 to 90 d. 200 to 240 4. Which statement concerning erythrocytes is true? a. Erythrocytes contain a nucleus, mitochondria, and ribosomes. b. Erythrocytes synthesize proteins. c. Erythrocytes have the ability to change shape to squeeze through microcirculation. d. Erythrocyte colony-stimulating factor (E-CSF) stimulates erythrocytes. 5. Granulocytes that contain granules of vasoactive amines, such as histamine, are called: a. Neutrophils c. Monocytes b. Eosinophils d. Basophils 6. Which of the following are formed elements of the blood that are not cells but are disk-shaped cytoplasmic fragments essential for blood clotting? a. Monocytes c. Macrophages b. Platelets d. Erythrocytes 7. Blood cells that differentiate into macrophages are known as: a. Monocytes c. Eosinophils b. Neutrophils d. Basophils 8. Without prior exposure to an antigen, which cells are able to destroy some types of tumor cells and some virus-infected cells? a. Lymphocytes c. Megakaryocytes b. Plasma cells d. Natural killer (NK) cells 9. What is the life span of platelets (in days)? a. 10 c. 90 b. 30 d. 120 10. Fetal hematopoiesis occurs in which structure? a. Gut c. Bone marrow b. Spleen d. Thymus [Show More]

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