Body Fluid and Circulation, Quiz 5

Most common blood group is

• (a) AB

• (b) A

• (c) B

• (d) O

Name the blood cells, whose reduction in number can cause clotting disorder, leading to excessive loss of blood from the body.

• (a) Neutrophils

• (b) Thrombocytes

• (c) Erythrocytes

• (d) Leucocytes

Which white blood cell releases chemical to inhibit blood clotting ?

• (a) Monocyte

• (b) Eosinophil

• (c) Basophil

• (d) Neutrophil

When the proteins involved in clotting are removed from blood plasma, the remaining liquid is called ____________.

• (a) water

• (b) urea

• (c) ground substance

• (d) serum

The surfaces of erythrocytes contain genetically determined types of proteins that are responsible for the two major blood group classifications, which are

• (a) ABO and Rh

• (b) Type A and Type B

• (c) Type AB and O

• (d) Rh– and Rh+

Lymph (tissue fluid) is composed of

• (a) Plasma

• (b) Large proteins

• (c) Formed elements

• (d) All of them

Which of the following is most responsible for the movement of blood to the lungs?

• (a) Left ventricle

• (b) Left atrium

• (c) Right atrium

• (d) Right ventricle

Which fat soluble vitamin helps in synthesis of prothrombin?

• (a) Vit K

• (b) Vit A

• (c) Vit B

• (d) Vit C

Which of these are involved in the early stages of blood clotting?

• (a) low-density lipoproteins

• (b) erythropoietin

• (c) epinephrine

• (d) platelets

Compared to the right ventricle, the left ventricle:

• (a) holds less blood

• (b) develops less pressure during contraction

• (c) has a thicker wall

• (d) increases in diameter during contraction