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Blood

Total questions: 58

Worksheet time: 56mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
What part of blood is responsible for fighting infections?
a)
Red Blood Cells
b)
White Blood Cells
c)
Platelets
d)
Plasma
2.
What part of blood is responsible for carrying oxygen and carbon dioxide to body cells?
a)
Red Blood Cells
b)
White Blood Cells
c)
Platelets
d)
Plasma
3.
What part of blood is responsible for clotting blood?
a)
Red Blood Cells
b)
White Blood Cells
c)
Platelets
d)
Plasma
4.
What blood type is the "universal donor" because it can be donated to anyone?
a)
A
b)
B
c)
AB
d)
O
5.

A person with this blood group type can receive any other type of blood.

a)

A

b)

B

c)

AB

d)

0

6.
What is the average normal pH of blood?
a)
8.4
b)
7.8
c)
7.4
d)
4.7
7.

What is the hormone that stimulates RBC production

a)

Testosterone

b)

Erythropoietin

c)

Estrogen

d)

Thyroxine

8.
What element is necessary for RBCs to carry oxygen?
a)
calcium
b)
iron
c)
sodium
d)
magnesium
9.
What might trigger erythropoiesis?
a)
decreased demand for O2
b)
increased demand for O2 
c)
increased RBCs
d)
moving from high altitude to low altitude
10.
Which blood cells are most abundant in the body?
a)
erythrocytes
b)
platelets
c)
lymphocytes
d)
eosinophils
11.

A persistent and irregular clot in an unbroken blood vessel is known as _______

a)

a thrombus

b)

an embolus

c)

hemophilia

d)

leukopenia

12.
The three step process that stops blood flowing from a cut is called _________
a)
hemostasis
b)
homeostasis
c)
coagulation
d)
agglutination
13.
The three steps of hemostasis are:
1. vascular spasm
2. ___________
3. coagulation
a)
platelet plug formation
b)
agglutination
c)
dilation
d)
erythropoieten formation
14.

A soluble protein present in blood plasma, from which fibrin is produced by the action of the enzyme thrombin.

a)

fibrinogen

b)

albumin

c)

globulin

d)

heoglobin

15.

Scientific name for platelets

a)

leukocytes

b)

erthryocytes

c)

thrombocytes

d)

monocytes

16.
Which of the following is NOT one of the functions blood?
a)
Transport gas, nutrients, waste, & processed molecules
b)
Transport hormones & enzymes
c)
Homeostasis of pH, body temperature, & osmoregulation
d)
Blood cells go through cell division to create more blood cells
17.
The extracellular liquid matrix of blood is called
a)
plasma
b)
erythrocytes
c)
buffy coat
d)
lympocytes
18.
Where does hematopoiesis take place, producing new RBCs?
a)
red bone marrow
b)
yellow bone marrow
c)
synovial membrane
d)
articular cartilage
19.
Antibodies binding to antigens on RBCs causes a clumping known as __________
a)
agglutination
b)
coagulation
c)
clotting cascade
d)
hemolysis
20.
About 91% of blood plasma is
a)
Solutes
b)
Proteins
c)
Red blood cells
d)
Water
21.
Blood type is determined by the antigens.
a)
True
b)
False
22.
Oxygen-transporting protein in red blood cells that gives the cells their characteristic red color.
a)
thrombin
b)
hematocrit
c)
hemoglobin
d)
hemostasis
23.

With Sickle-Cell anemia, the red blood cells have an unusual sickle shape?

a)

True

b)

False

24.
What genetic disorder is when a person's blood clots very slowly or not at all?
a)
Down Syndrome
b)
Hemophilia
c)
Cystic Fibrosis
d)
Sickle-Cell
25.

Process by which phagocytes surround, engulf, and destroy foreign cells.

a)

mononucleosis

b)

Rh factor

c)

hemostasis

d)

phagocytosis

26.
How long do red blood cells live for?
a)
3 days
b)
forever
c)
30 days
d)
120 days
27.
What is deoxygenated blood?
a)
Blood with oxygen in it
b)
Blood without oxygen in it
c)
Blood with carbon monoxide in it
28.
If a red blood cell has antigen A on its surface, what is its blood type?
a)
A
b)
B
c)
AB
d)
O
29.
If a red blood cell has no antigens on its surface, what is its blood type?
a)
A
b)
B
c)
AB
d)
O
30.

Deoxygenated blood is scarlet red.

a)

True

b)

False

31.
Any iron that is not reused is stored by the liver as an orange/yellow pigment called ____.
a)
biliverdin
b)
bilirubin
c)
billy goat
d)
erythropoietin
32.

A(n) ____ is a blood clot that is moving through your blood.

a)

embolus

b)

thrombus

33.

A blood thinner; a naturally occurring anticoagulant produced by basophils and mast cells.

a)

histamine

b)

globulin

c)

thrombin

d)

heparin

34.
Bright red blood color
a)
oxyhemoglobin
b)
deoxyhemoglobin
c)
hemoglobin
d)
hematocrit
35.
Proportion by volume of the blood
a)
hemostasis
b)
hematopoeisis
c)
hematocrit
d)
hemoglobin
36.
Enzyme that causes conversion of fibrinogen to fibrin
a)
seratonin
b)
thrombin
c)
hemoglobin
d)
albumin
37.
Present in the pus of wounds
a)
esonophils
b)
neutrophils
c)
basophiles
d)
monocytes
38.

What is the shape of a red blood cell?

a)

biconcave

b)

biconvex

c)

flat

d)

sickle

39.

White Blood Cells

a)

thrombocytes

b)

erthryocytes

c)

monocytes

d)

leukocytes

40.

The plasma protein needed for blood pressure regulation

a)

globulin

b)

albumin

c)

fibrinogen

d)

thrombin

41.

These are clotting blood cells.

a)

Erythrocytes

b)

Thrombocytes

c)

Leukocytes

d)

Plasma

42.
Megakaryotes break up to form...
a)
Erythrocytes
b)
Thrombocytes
c)
Leukocytes
d)
Monocytes
43.
During an acute infection your ______ count will likely _____.
a)
Leukocyte, decrease
b)
Leukocyte, increase
c)
Thrombocyte, decrease
d)
Thrombocyte, increase
44.
This organ is responsible for filtering worn out and damaged Red Blood Cells.
a)
Spleen
b)
Pancreas
c)
Liver
d)
Kidneys
45.
This organ is responsible for filtering nitrogenous waste from the blood.
a)
Spleen
b)
Pancreas
c)
Liver
d)
Kidneys
46.
This organ is responsible for filtering toxins from the blood.
a)
Spleen
b)
Pancreas
c)
Liver
d)
Kidneys
47.
I am the WBC that can leave the blood to fight infections.
a)
Lymphocytes
b)
Basophils
c)
Monocytes
d)
Neutrophils
48.
I am the WBC that will 'eat' allergins and parasites.
a)
Lymphocytes
b)
Basophils
c)
Eosinophils
d)
Neutrophils
49.
I am VERY common compared to other immune cells.  I eat microorganisms such as bacteria I encounter.
a)
Lymphocytes
b)
Basophils
c)
Eosinophils
d)
Neutrophils
50.

How many liters of blood does the human body contain?

a)

1-3 gallons

b)

2-3 liters

c)

4-6 liters

d)

4-6 pints

51.

Which of these is NOT a cause for anemia?

a)

The bone marrow stops making RBCs

b)

Lack of amino acids in the diet

c)

Lack of iron levels

d)

Lack of Vitamin B12 and folate.

52.

The name given to immature red blood cells.

a)

reticulocytes

b)

megakayrocytes

c)

granulocytes

d)

blastocytes

53.

Commonly used to treat blood clots such as deep vein thrombosis and pulmonary embolism. Select 2 answers.

a)

warfarin

b)

heparin

c)

cumadine

d)

vitamin K

54.

These drugs are called “clot busters” because they dissolve clots.

a)

vitamin K

b)

hypoprothrombinemia

c)

vitamin A

d)

fibrinolytic agents

55.

This anemia causes loss of stomach cells that make intrinsic factor, which helps the body absorb vitamin B12.

a)

aplastic anemia

b)

pernicious anemia

c)

hemolytic anemia

d)

iron deficiency anemia

56.

A condition caused by hyperbilirubinemia.

a)

iron deficiency anemia

b)

kernicterus

c)

jaundice

d)

sickle cell anemia

57.

Overproduction of red blood cells making the blood too thick to move through the blood vessels.

a)

anemia

b)

sickle cell anemia

c)

polycythemia

d)

thromocytopenia

58.
Mike has type O+ blood. Mike can donate blood to someone who is type AB-.
a)
True
b)
False

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