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17. The Blood

Erythrocytes: Hemoglobin

17. The Blood

Erythrocytes: Hemoglobin

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Function of Hemoglobin

Function of Hemoglobin

Jason Amores Sumpter

Erythrocytes: Hemoglobin Example 1

Erythrocytes: Hemoglobin Example 1

Jason Amores Sumpter

Structure of Hemoglobin

Structure of Hemoglobin

Jason Amores Sumpter

Erythrocytes: Hemoglobin Example 2

Erythrocytes: Hemoglobin Example 2

Jason Amores Sumpter

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Multiple Choice

Why is it important for erythrocytes to have a high surface area to volume ratio?

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Multiple Choice

How many heme groups are required to synthesize 4 hemoglobin molecules?

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Multiple Choice

Cynthia lives in Miami, a city at low altitude. She goes on a month-long trip to the Andes Mountain range (at high altitude) where the air pressure is lower and therefore there is less oxygen in each breath she takes. Upon returning to Miami, how might a sample of her blood differ from a sample taken before she left for her trip?

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Multiple Choice

Anemia is a blood disorder where the $O_2$ -carrying capacity of blood is too low to support the body's tissues. Which of the following is not a possible cause of anemia?

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Textbook Question

Dehydration would (a) cause an increase in the hematocrit, (b) cause a decrease in the hematocrit, (c) have no effect on the hematocrit, (d) cause an increase in plasma volume.

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Textbook Question

Anemia is defined as:

a. a decreased oxygen-carrying capacity of the blood.

b. a decreased iron content of the blood.

c. decreased bone marrow function.

d. abnormalities in hemoglobin.

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Textbook Question

Predict how abnormal hemoglobin proteins that contain only two iron ions, instead of four, would affect homeostasis.

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Textbook Question

Mr. Jackson presents to the emergency room with a minor wound that has bled for several days. An examination of his medical history reveals that Mr. Jackson has hemophilia A, which is caused by a deficiency of factor VIII. Your co-worker suggests that you give Mr. Jackson some platelets to stop the bleeding. Will this help your patient? Why or why not?

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Textbook Question

Alan Forsythe, a middle-aged college professor from Boston, is in the Swiss Alps studying astronomy during his sabbatical leave. He has been there for two days and plans to stay the entire year. However, he notices that he is short of breath when he walks up steps and tires easily with any physical activity. His symptoms gradually disappear, and he feels fine after less than a month. Upon returning to the United States, he has a complete physical exam and is told that his erythrocyte count is higher than normal. a. Attempt to explain this finding. b. Will his RBC count remain at this higher-than-normal level? Why or why not?

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Textbook Question

How can poor nutrition lead to anemia?

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Textbook Question

Brittany, a healthy young woman, had a battery of tests during a physical for a new job. Her RBC count was at the higher end of the normal range at that time, but four weeks later it was substantially elevated beyond that. When asked if any circumstances had changed in her life, she admitted to taking up smoking. How might her new habit explain her higher RBC count?

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Textbook Question

Multiple Choice More than one choice may apply. If an Rh ⁻ mother becomes pregnant, when can hemolytic disease of the newborn not possibly occur in the child? a. If the child is Rh ⁻ b. If the child is Rh⁺ c. If the father is Rh⁺ d. If the father is Rh ⁻

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Textbook Question

A woman comes to the clinic complaining of fatigue, shortness of breath, and chills. Blood tests show anemia, and a bleeding ulcer is diagnosed. What type of anemia is this?

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Textbook Question

Multiple Choice More than one choice may apply. In a person with sickle cell anemia, sickling of RBCs can be induced by a. blood loss. b. vigorous exercise. c. stress. d. fever.

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Textbook Question

Multiple Choice More than one choice may apply. A child is diagnosed with sickle cell anemia. This means that a. one parent had sickle cell anemia. b. one parent carried the sickle cell gene. c. both parents had sickle cell anemia. d. both parents carried the sickle cell gene.

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Textbook Question

Multiple Choice More than one choice may apply. Polycythemia vera will result in a. overproduction of WBCs. b. exceptionally high blood volume. c. abnormally high blood viscosity. d. abnormally low hematocrit.

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Textbook Question

Define anemia, and give three possible causes.

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Textbook Question

Which antigens does a person with blood type A− have on the surface of his or her erythrocytes?

a. A antigens

b. B antigens

c. Rh antigens

d. Both a and c are correct.

e. All of the above

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Textbook Question

Total peripheral resistance a. is inversely proportional to the length of the vascular bed, b. increases in anemia, c. decreases in polycythemia, d. is inversely related to the diameter of the arterioles.

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Textbook Question

Predict the effects of each of the following on systemic arterial blood pressure:

a. The practice of 'blood doping,' which increases the number of red blood cells in the blood

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