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Chapter 01: Quality Assurance and Regulation of the Blood Industry and Safety Issues in the Blood Bank Howard: Basic & Applied Concepts of Blood Banking and Transfusion Practices, 5th Edition MULTIPLE CHOICE 1. Biosafety levels determine: a. on what floor certain infectious disease testing can be performed. b. the degree of risk for certain areas of a health care facility to exposure to infectious diseases. c. the amount of ventilation required in a transfusion service. d. how many bio...

Chapter 1. Changes With Aging Multiple Choice Identify the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question. 1. The major impact of the physiological changes that occur with aging is: A. Reduced physiological reserve B. Reduced homeostatic mechanisms C. Impaired immunological response D. All of the above 2. The strongest evidence regarding normal physiological aging is available through: A. Randomized controlled clinical trials B. Cross-sectional studies C. Longitudina...

Chapter 1 Test A MULTIPLE CHOICE INSTRUCTIONS: The following selections relate to distinguishing arguments from nonarguments and identifying conclusions. Select the best answer for each. 1. There appears to be a growing happiness gap between men and women. Women today are working more and relaxing less, while men are working less and relaxing more. Forty years ago a typical woman spent 40 minutes more per week than the typical man performing an activity considered unpleasant. Today, w...

A runner has depleted all the oxygen available for muscle energy. Which of the following will facilitate his continued muscle performance? - answer-Answer: Anaerobic glycolysis What causes the rapid change in the resting membrane potential that initiates an action potential? - answer-Answer: Sodium gates open, and sodium rushes into the cell, changing the membrane potential from negative to positive. A 12-year-old male is diagnosed with Klinefelter syndrome. His karyotype would reveal whic...

True or False? Pharmacogenomics is the study of individual genetic differences in order to be able to make better choices about medications for a given patient. - answer-False All of the following are TRUE about the PTC taste test conducted in class EXCEPT: The ability to taste bitterness is inherited. The ability to taste bitterness is the genotype. The ability to taste bitterness is related to having one of 2 alleles. The ability to taste bitterness is the phenotype. - answer-The ability ...

Do women or men more often have multiple sclerosis? - answer-Women (2-3:1) Which disease has the following risk factors: -Epstein-barr virus (EBV) -Live above the 37th parallel -Caucasian -Female -Vitamin D deficiency: Decreased time between clinical isolated syndrome (CIS) and 2nd exacerbation -Smoking - answer-Multiple Sclerosis What is the main pathophysiological theory for multiple sclerosis? - answer-It's an autoimmune/neurodegenerative disease: -inflammation -demyelination/remyeli...

What is the primary functional unit of the liver? - answer-Liver lobule True or False? Cirrhosis causes hypoglycemia? - answer-True What is the first stage of Alcoholic Liver Disease? - answer-Fatty liver "Steatosis" (reversible) What is the second stage of Alcoholic Liver Disease? - answer-Alcoholic hepatitis (reversible) What is the third stage of Alcoholic Liver Disease? - answer-Cirrhosis (Irreversible) What are three nutritional deficiencies in Alcoholic Liver Disease? - answer-Thi...

Orifice of ureter into the bladder [Problems associated with) - answer-- Frequent site for bacteria to enter - Blocking of this site can cause reflux to the kidneys ^^^ Both of these can cause Pyelonephritis -Not good emptying leading to reflux of urine Prostate and urethra - answer-- Prostates COMPLETELY encircles the urethra Main function of the Glomerulus - answer-- Filter blood Order of blood through the kidneys - answer-1) Glomerulus [Bowman's Capsule) 2) Proximal Tubule 3) Loop of...

Overview of the Blood - answer-•Blood •5000ml •Plasma •3000ml Hematocrit defined - answer-- % of RBCs [higher value = higher viscosity = thicker blood) - Example: Polycythemia may have Hct of 60-70% Types of Blood Cells - Erythrocytes [RBCs) - answer-- Transport O2 - Small disc shape - Lifespan = 120 days - Carry Hgb [ferrous oxide, also an acid/base buffer) - Made in the bone marrow - Iliac crest for sample in leukemia [after age 20 in the vertebrae, sternum, ribs, iliac) - Hgb...

1. Compare and contrast the two major classes of living cells. - answer- Size, Organelles, Nucleus, Nuclear envelope, Histones, genetics: Prokaryotes: no organelles; no nuclear membrane; single circular chromosome; lack histones • Eukaryotes: (good, nucleus) larger, more extensive intracellular anatomy and organization; membrane-bound organelles; well defined nucleus; several chromosomes Describe and give an example of: Movement - answer-Muscle cells, contraction Describe and give an exa...