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Chapter Assessment Lesson 10.3
Learning Key Terms and Concepts
Which of the following is one of the three main causes of anemia?
A. increased production of white blood cells
B. platelet destruction
C. decreased production of red blood cells
D. blood vessel injury
True or False?
Iron-deficient anemia accounts for 50% of all anemias.
A. True
B. False
Aplastic anemia is caused by the inability of the bone marrow to make new _____.
A. white blood cells
B. plasma
C. hemoglobin
D. proteins
Pernicious anemia is caused by the inability of the intestines to absorb _____.
True or False?
It is possible to inherit an anemic condition.
A. True
B. False
To develop sickle cell anemia, you must inherit the sickle cell gene from _____.
A. your mother
B. your father
C. both parents
D. grandfather
_____ is a disease that affects proteins in hemoglobin and prevents the body from producing fully developed hemoglobin.
Which type of therapy is used to remove excess iron from the blood?
A. chemotherapy
B. radiation therapy
C. chelation therapy
D. vitamin B12 injection therapy
Thinking Critically
Kelsey is a fifteen-year-old girl whose parents moved to Chicago from their native Sicily five years before she was born. When Kelsey was a baby, she was diagnosed with a blood disorder. As a result of this disorder, Kelsey experiences back and leg pain. She is often short of breath and tired. Which blood disorder is Kelsey living with? What can she do to manage her disease?
Rachael is a young mother with Rh-negative blood. Her first child, Hazel, was born two years ago and has Rh-positive blood. Rachael is now pregnant with her second child. What complications might arise if her second baby also has Rh-positive blood? What can Rachael's doctor can do to avoid these complications?
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