Blood

What term best describes the formation of Red Blood Cells?

• leukopoiesis

• thrombopoiesis

• erythropoeisis

• hematocrit

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NGSS.HS-LS1-4

Which of the following hormones is responsible for stimulating the production of red blood cells?

• erythropoietin

• secretin

• gastrin

• agglutination

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Which of the following answers best describes the "normal" range for the pH of the blood in the human body?

• 1.5-3.5

• 7.35-7.45

• 9.5-10.5

• 4.5-5.5

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NGSS.HS-LS1-3

Which of the following terms best describes "an excess increase in red blood cells"

• hematopoeisis

• erythropoetin

• anemia

• polycythemia

which of the following terms best describes "a deficiency of oxygen reaching the body's tissues".

• hypoxia

• anemia

• cyanosis

Which of the following is an iron-rich protein found in a red blood cell, responsible for the oxygen carrying capacity of the cell?

• hematopoeisis

• hematocrit

• hemoglobin

• hemaphilia

Human skin and mucous membranes appear to turn bluish when this "condition" occurs. This can occur during hypoxia and when an abnormally high concentration of deoxyhemoglobin occurs in superficial blood vessels

• anemia

• cyanosis

• erythropoeisis

• hematopoeisis

Commonly referred to as "white blood cells"

• erythrocytes

• thrombocytes

• leukocytes

• osteocytes

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One of the pigmented by-products produced when hemoglobin gets broken down in the human body?

• biliverdin

• thrombocytes

• erythropoetin

• embolism

Which of the following best describes a moving clot that occurs in the human lungs?

• renal thrombus

• coronary embolism

• hepatic embolism

• pulmonary embolism