Blood Final Exam Review

The extracellular matrix of blood is called

• plasma

• erythrocytes

• buffy coat

• lympocytes

Which blood cells are most abundant in the body?

• erythrocytes

• platelets

• lymphocytes

• eosinophils

A persistent clot in an unbroken blood vessel is known as _______

• a thrombus

• an embolus

• hemophilia

• leukopenia

The three step process that stops blood flowing from a cut is called _________

• hemostasis

• homeostasis

• coagulation

• agglutination

Low levels of oxygen in the blood stimulate the kidneys to release the hormone ______

• erythropoietin

• adrenalin

• insulin

• epinephrine

Where does hematopoiesis take place, producing new RBCs?

• red bone marrow

• yellow bone marrow

• synovial membrane

• articular cartilage

Antibodies binding to antigens on RBCs causes a clumping known as __________

• agglutination

• coagulation

• clotting cascade

• hemolysis

Cell fragments that form from the rupture of a megakaryocyte are called ______

• platelets

• erythrocytes

• leukocytes

• plasma

What blood type can receive blood from both Type B and Type AB donors?

• Type AB

• Type B

• Type A

• Type O

The three steps of hemostasis are:
1. vascular spasm
2. ___________
3. coagulation

• platelet plug formation

• agglutination

• dilation
  

• erythropoieten formation