Our Lady of Lourdes College Foundation Learning Module

College of Nursing/ Medical Laboratory Sciences Anatomy and Physiology

Instructor: Omar E. Atendido, PTRP

Module 11-A: BLOOD

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ACTIVITY SHEET

I. Choose the best answer, write your answer on the space before each number.

1) Which formed element is the most abundant in blood?

A) erythrocyte
B) eosinophil
C) platelet
D) basophil
E) lymphocyte

2) Jordan works in a hematology lab and processed a blood report showing 22,000 white blood
cells/mm3 of blood for a patient. He suspects this patient has a bacterial infection leading to
________.
A) sickle cell anemia (SCA)
B) polycythemia
C) anemia
D) leukocytosis
E) leukopenia

3) Erythrocytes ________.
A) possess lobed nuclei and cytoplasmic granules
B) lack a nucleus and most organelles
C) are the least common of all formed elements
D) travel by diapedesis through the walls of vessels
E) clot blood

4) Which of the following cells are classified as granulocytes?

A) neutrophils, eosinophils, and basophils
B) lymphocytes and monocytes
C) eosinophils and monocytes
D) basophils and lymphocytes
E) neutrophils, lymphocytes, and eosinophils

5) Which type of granulocyte releases histamine at sites of inflammation?

A) eosinophils
B) basophils
C) neutrophils
D) lymphocytes
E) monocytes
 Our Lady of Lourdes College Foundation Learning Module
College of Nursing/ Medical Laboratory Sciences Anatomy and Physiology
Instructor: Omar E. Atendido, PTRP

Module 11-A: BLOOD

6) Place these leukocytes in order from the most common to the least common:
1) basophil
2) eosinophil
3) lymphocyte
4) monocyte
5) neutrophil
A) 1, 2, 3, 4, 5
B) 3, 4, 5, 1, 2
C) 5, 3, 2, 4, 1
D) 5, 2, 3, 1, 4
E) 5, 3, 4, 2, 1

7) Where does hematopoiesis occur to produce new red blood cells?

A) yellow bone marrow
B) articular cartilage
C) red bone marrow
D) epiphyseal line
E) synovial membrane

8) What stem cell gives rise to all formed elements?

A) lymphoid stem cell
B) megakaryocyte
C) hemocytoblast
D) myeloid stem cell
E) reticulocyte

9) The average functional lifespan of an RBC is ________.

A) 20-30 days
B) 50-75 days
C) 100-120 days
D) one year
E) the body's lifetime

10) Placing pressure on a cut will constrict blood vessels manually, and encourages ________.
A) platelet plug formation
B) agglutination
C) the conversion of fibrinogen to fibrin
D) coagulation
E) vascular spasms
 Our Lady of Lourdes College Foundation Learning Module
College of Nursing/ Medical Laboratory Sciences Anatomy and Physiology
Instructor: Omar E. Atendido, PTRP

Module 11-A: BLOOD

11) What is the final step of hemostasis in which the formation of a blood clot is accomplished?
A) vascular spasms
B) formation of a platelet plug
C) coagulation
D) erythropoiesis
E) agglutination

12) Why do you think Mrs. Gonzalez was prescribed heparin, an anticoagulant?
A) to enhance hematopoiesis
B) to inhibit release of erythropoietin
C) to enhance the formation of clots
D) to increase vascular spasms
E) to inhibit the formation of clots

13) Bleeding disorders can result from the lack of ________.

A) vitamin B12
B) vitamin A
C) vitamin C
D) vitamin D
E) vitamin K

14) Molly has blood type A and her daughter has blood type B. Why can't Molly donate blood to
her daughter?
A) Blood types A and B will coagulate during a transfusion.
B) Mothers cannot donate blood to their daughters.
C) Blood type B contains anti-A antibodies, which will agglutinate with Molly's type A blood.
D) Blood transfusions cannot be performed among relatives.
E) Only fathers can donate blood to their daughters

15) Hemolysis most likely will occur when ________.

A) an Rh negative person receives the first transfusion of blood that is Rh positive
B) any person receives blood type O during a transfusion
C) an Rh positive person receives the first transfusion of blood that is Rh negative
D) an Rh negative person receives the second transfusion of blood that is Rh positive
E) platelets cling to the ruptured endothelium of a blood vessel

II. True/False

1) The process of blood cell formation is known as hemostasis.

 Our Lady of Lourdes College Foundation Learning Module
College of Nursing/ Medical Laboratory Sciences Anatomy and Physiology
Instructor: Omar E. Atendido, PTRP

Module 11-A: BLOOD

2) Erythrocytes make up the majority of the formed elements.

3) The primary job of erythrocytes is to transport oxygen.

4) Polycythemia arises from an excess or abnormal increase in the number of white blood cells.

5) Unlike erythrocytes, leukocytes contain a nucleus and the usual complement of organelles,
including mitochondria.

6) Megakaryocytes are classified as agranulocytes since they lack visible granules in the
cytoplasm.

7) Both platelets and erythrocytes are anucleate.

8) All formed elements arise from a common type of stem cell called a hemocytoblast.

9) Erythropoietin is released to stimulate platelet production in response to inadequate

amounts of oxygen in the blood.

10) Vascular spasms, a part of process of hemostasis, limit blood loss during blood vessel injury.

III. Match the following function with its blood cell:; write the letter of your choice before
each number.

A) leukocyte
B) erythrocyte
C) platelet

1) Excess numbers of these cells cause leukocytosis

2) These formed elements number 4,800 to 10,800 cells/mm 3 of blood

3) Granulocytes and agranulocytes are classified as types of these cells

4) Excess of these cells cause polycythemia

5) Type of cell produced in response to erythropoietin

6) Cell fragments that form from the rupture of a megakaryocyte

7) Immature form of this cell is called a reticulocyte

 Our Lady of Lourdes College Foundation Learning Module
College of Nursing/ Medical Laboratory Sciences Anatomy and Physiology
Instructor: Omar E. Atendido, PTRP

Module 11-A: BLOOD

8) Type of cell that is shaped like a biconcave disc

9) Type of cell that averages 5 million cells/mm3 of blood

10) Type of cell fragment involved in hemostasis

IV. ESSAY

1. Mrs. Gomez was concerned because her baby was born with yellow skin. Name and explain
this type of condition.

2. Discuss why Martin, who has blood type A, cannot receive blood type B during a transfusion.

3. Differentiate the Intrinsic and Extrinsic Pathway of blood coagulation.

4. Differentiate a Thrombus and Embolus.

V. ENUMERATION:

A. Identify the 5 types of Leukocytes.