Blood and Respiratory System

Blood and Respiratory System

by Janet Chen

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is NOT found in blood plasma

• proteins

• hormones

• platelets

• water

Multiple Choice

Albumin

• is made by the liver

• binds and transports fatty acids and steroid hormones

• helps to maintain osmotic pressure

• helps to maintain blood volume and blood pressure

• all of the above applies

Multiple Choice

Compared to a female, an adult male's blood has

• a high pH

• greater % of red blood cells

• a lower hematocrit

• a smaller volume

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is NOT a type of leukocyte (white blood cell)?

• thrombocytes

• eosinophil

• lymphocyte

• basophil

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is shaped like a biconcave disk?

• iron

• erythocyte

• hemoglobin

• heme

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is a yellowish pigment formed from the destruction of hemoglobin? 

• beta globin

• heme

• iron

• bilirubin

Multiple Choice

Plants contain

• non-heme iron

• heme iron

Multiple Choice

Which of these antigens are found on O⁺ red blood cells?

• A

• B

• O

• Rh

Multiple Choice

Which of these antibodies are found in B⁺ blood?

• anti-A

• anti-B

• anti-O

• anti-Rh

Multiple Choice

A person with A^- blood can receive transfusion from a person with

• A⁺ blood

• B^- blood

• O^- blood

• AB^- blood

Multiple Choice

From the larynx, air next moves to the

• pharynx

• trachea

• bronchi

• bonchioles

Multiple Choice

Which part of the respiratory airway contains smooth muscle in its wall? 

• trachea

• larynx

• bronchiole

• bronchi

• alveoli

Multiple Choice

Which of these structures closes the opening to the trachea during swallowing?

• tonsils

• epiglottis

• glottis

• sinus

Multiple Choice

In external respiration, ______ diffuses from the alveoli into the pulmonary capillaries, and ______ diffuses from the pulmonary capillaries into the alveoli.

• oxygen; oxygen

• carbon dioxide; carbon dioxdie

• oxygen; carbon dioxide

• carbon dioxide; oxygen

Multiple Choice

When the level of carbon dioxide increases in the blood, the blood becomes more

• acidic

• basic

Multiple Choice

During inspiration,

• the volume of the thoracic cavity decreases

• the diaphragm contracts

• the external intercostal muscles relax

• the air pressure within the lung increases

Multiple Choice

In internal respiration, ______ diffuses out of body cells and into the neighboring capillary, whereas ______ diffuses out of the capillary and into the body cells.

• oxygen; oxygen

• carbon dioxide; carbon dioxdie

• oxygen; carbon dioxide

• carbon dioxide; oxygen