Multiple ChoiceWhy is it important for erythrocytes to have a high surface area to volume ratio?374views12rank
Multiple ChoiceCynthia 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?322views10rank
Multiple ChoiceAnemia is a blood disorder where the O2O_2O2-carrying capacity of blood is too low to support the body's tissues. Which of the following is not a possible cause of anemia?303views5rank
Textbook QuestionDehydration 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.212views
Textbook QuestionAnemia 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.115views
Textbook QuestionPredict how abnormal hemoglobin proteins that contain only two iron ions, instead of four, would affect homeostasis.110views
Textbook QuestionMr. 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?113views
Textbook QuestionAlan 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?181views
Textbook QuestionBrittany, 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?200views
Textbook QuestionMultiple 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 ⁻161views
Textbook QuestionA 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?170views
Textbook QuestionMultiple 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.201views
Textbook QuestionMultiple 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.152views
Textbook QuestionMultiple 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.164views
Textbook QuestionWhich antigens does a person with blood type A− have on the surface of his or her erythrocytes?a. A antigensb. B antigensc. Rh antigensd. Both a and c are correct.e. All of the above110views
Textbook QuestionTotal 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.256views
Textbook QuestionPredict 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 blood137views
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