Cardiovascular

The three types of blood vessels are _________________:

• arteries, veins, and capillaries

• arteries, capillaries, and neutrophils

• arteries, veins, and plasma

• veins, capillaries, and plasma

Mrs. Smith has been diagnosed with hypertension. This means that the upper number in her blood pressure reading is over 140mmHg. The upper number in a blood pressure reading is called __________.

• pulse pressure

• systolic

• pulse

• diastolic

The main function of leukocytes are to ____________.

• become sticky and create a clot

• transport oxygen from the lungs to the tissues

• protect the body against infection

• create clotting proteins

The five different types of leukocytes are neutrophils, basophils, eosinophils, lymphocytes, and __________.

• triglycerides

• monocytes

• thrombocytes

• erythrocytes

Of the three different types of cholesterol, the “good” type of cholesterol is ________________.

• Monocytes

• LDL

• Triglycerides

• HDL

Lower than normal number of red blood cells.

• anemia

• phlebotomist

• medical lab tech

• sickle cell anemia

• pulse oximeter

Tags

NGSS.HS-LS1-3

Genetic disorder that causes abnormally shaped hemoglobin

• anemia

• phlebotomist

• medical lab tech

• sickle cell anemia

• pulse oximeter

Tags

NGSS.HS-LS3-2

Device used to measure the amount of blood saturated with oxygen

• anemia

• phlebotomist

• medical lab tech

• sickle cell anemia

• pulse oximeter

Takes patient blood samples and prepares them for testing in the lab

• anemia

• phlebotomist

• medical lab tech

• sickle cell anemia

• pulse oximeter

Works under a pathologist to study tissues, fluids, and cells

• anemia

• phlebotomist

• medical lab tech

• sickle cell anemia

• pulse oximeter

Tags

NGSS.HS-LS1-4