Human Anatomy and Physiology BIO
202 MIDTERM Exam Questions and
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The following hormone is produced by the posterior pituitary gland. Its two
primary functions are to retain water in the body and to constrict blood vessels
by regulating the body's retention of water by acting to increase water
reabsorption in the kidney's collecting ducts. As a result, blood volume and
osmotic pressure in the body remain constant:
A) Aldosterone
B) Anti-Diuretic Hormone
C) Nitric Oxide
D) Atrial Natriuretic Peptide
E) Erythropoietin - ✔✔B) Anti-Diuretic Hormone
2) An individual who presents with a blood type of "O negative" can ________.
A) donate to all blood types, with the exception of blood containing the
presence of the Rh antigen
B) donate to all blood types, regardless of the presence or absence or the Rh
antigen
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,C) receive any blood type, including the presence of the Rh antigen on RBCs
E) receive any blood type in moderate amounts, regardless of the presence or
absence or the Rh antigen - ✔✔A) donate to all blood types, with the exception
of blood containing the presence of the Rh antigen
The process by which all the formed elements of the blood develop from its
tissue of origin is called:
A) erythropoiesis
B) hematopoiesis
C) erythrocytosis
D) hemostasias
E) thrombopoiesis - ✔✔B) hematopoiesis
) No visible cytoplasmic granules are present in what cell:
A) monocytes
B) basophils
C) eosinophils
D) neutrophils
E) all of the above - ✔✔A) monocytes
When anti-A serum and anti-B serum agglutinate on a blood plate with donor
blood, the blood is type is considered to be:
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,A) A
B) B
C) O
D) AB
E) Rh+ - ✔✔D) AB
A specific anemic condition in which RBCs are morphologically characterized as
microcytic, hypochromic cells. (Most common type of anemia):
A) B12 deficiency anemia
B) iron deficiency anemia
C) hemolytic anemia
D) hemorrhagic anemia
E) thalassemia - ✔✔B) iron deficiency anemia
In reference to the intrinsic and extrinsic pathways of coagulation, where do
they converge:
A) Factor V
B) Factor XI
C) Factor X
D) Factor III E) Factor XIII - ✔✔C) Factor X
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, The following nutrient is needed for normal clot formation. Although it is not
directly involved, it is used in the synthesis of 4 clotting factors:
A) Vitamin B12
B) Iron
C) Intrinsic Factor
D) Folic acid
E) Vitamin K - ✔✔E) Vitamin K
Which sequence is correct for the following events?
1. fibrinogen → fibrin
2. clot retraction
3. formation of thromboplastin
4. prothrombin → thrombin
A) 3, 4, 1, 2
B) 1, 2, 3, 4
C) 4, 3, 1, 2
D) 3, 2, 1, 4E) 2, 3, 1, 4 - ✔✔A) 3, 4, 1, 2
The majority of TPO that stimulates the formation of clot-forming cells is found
in the following tissue:
A) red bone marrow
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202 MIDTERM Exam Questions and
Answers 100% Pass
The following hormone is produced by the posterior pituitary gland. Its two
primary functions are to retain water in the body and to constrict blood vessels
by regulating the body's retention of water by acting to increase water
reabsorption in the kidney's collecting ducts. As a result, blood volume and
osmotic pressure in the body remain constant:
A) Aldosterone
B) Anti-Diuretic Hormone
C) Nitric Oxide
D) Atrial Natriuretic Peptide
E) Erythropoietin - ✔✔B) Anti-Diuretic Hormone
2) An individual who presents with a blood type of "O negative" can ________.
A) donate to all blood types, with the exception of blood containing the
presence of the Rh antigen
B) donate to all blood types, regardless of the presence or absence or the Rh
antigen
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,C) receive any blood type, including the presence of the Rh antigen on RBCs
E) receive any blood type in moderate amounts, regardless of the presence or
absence or the Rh antigen - ✔✔A) donate to all blood types, with the exception
of blood containing the presence of the Rh antigen
The process by which all the formed elements of the blood develop from its
tissue of origin is called:
A) erythropoiesis
B) hematopoiesis
C) erythrocytosis
D) hemostasias
E) thrombopoiesis - ✔✔B) hematopoiesis
) No visible cytoplasmic granules are present in what cell:
A) monocytes
B) basophils
C) eosinophils
D) neutrophils
E) all of the above - ✔✔A) monocytes
When anti-A serum and anti-B serum agglutinate on a blood plate with donor
blood, the blood is type is considered to be:
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,A) A
B) B
C) O
D) AB
E) Rh+ - ✔✔D) AB
A specific anemic condition in which RBCs are morphologically characterized as
microcytic, hypochromic cells. (Most common type of anemia):
A) B12 deficiency anemia
B) iron deficiency anemia
C) hemolytic anemia
D) hemorrhagic anemia
E) thalassemia - ✔✔B) iron deficiency anemia
In reference to the intrinsic and extrinsic pathways of coagulation, where do
they converge:
A) Factor V
B) Factor XI
C) Factor X
D) Factor III E) Factor XIII - ✔✔C) Factor X
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, The following nutrient is needed for normal clot formation. Although it is not
directly involved, it is used in the synthesis of 4 clotting factors:
A) Vitamin B12
B) Iron
C) Intrinsic Factor
D) Folic acid
E) Vitamin K - ✔✔E) Vitamin K
Which sequence is correct for the following events?
1. fibrinogen → fibrin
2. clot retraction
3. formation of thromboplastin
4. prothrombin → thrombin
A) 3, 4, 1, 2
B) 1, 2, 3, 4
C) 4, 3, 1, 2
D) 3, 2, 1, 4E) 2, 3, 1, 4 - ✔✔A) 3, 4, 1, 2
The majority of TPO that stimulates the formation of clot-forming cells is found
in the following tissue:
A) red bone marrow
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