WorksheetsBlood Medical Terminology
Total questions: 90
Worksheet time: 56mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Component of blood that is part of our immune system and destroys pathogens in our body
a)
red blood cells
b)
white blood cells
c)
platelets
d)
plasma
2.
Yellowish liquid part of blood
a)
plasma
b)
platelets
c)
agglutinogens
d)
white blood cells
3.
Clotting factors in plasma that prevent blood loss from a wound
a)
white blood cells
b)
red blood cells
c)
hemoglobin
d)
platelets
4.
A person with AB blood type can receive
a)
type AB blood only
b)
type O blood only
c)
type A, B, AB, or O
d)
type A or type B only
5.
People with type O blood can receive
a)
type O only
b)
type A, B, AB or O
c)
type A or B
d)
type AB
6.
What is the function of red blood cells?
a)
carry oxygen
b)
fight infection
c)
aid in clotting
d)
carry hormones
7.
If blood has both A and B antigens, then it is type
a)
O
b)
A
c)
B
d)
AB
8.
If blood has both A and B antibodies, then it is type
a)
O
b)
A
c)
B
d)
AB
9.
Which of the following cells are white blood cells?
a)
erthryocytes
b)
thrombocytes
c)
plasma
d)
leukocytes
10.
Which of the following cells are red blood cells?
a)
erthryocytes
b)
thrombocytes
c)
plasma
d)
leukocytes
11.
Improperly shaped red blood cell condition that can endanger the person that has them is ___________.
a)
thalasemia
b)
sickle cell anemia
c)
sepsis
d)
leukemia
12.
Various forms of cancer of the blood cells is called ___________.
a)
thalasemia
b)
sickle cell anemia
c)
sepsis
d)
leukemia
13.
-megaly
a)
Enlargement
b)
Reduction
c)
Removal
d)
Abscess
14.
What type of blood is the universal donor?
a)
AB+
b)
AB-
c)
O+
d)
O-
15.
What antigens are present in a person with type B- blood?
a)
B, only
b)
B and Rh
c)
A and Rh
d)
A, only
16.
What types of antigens are present in a person with O+ blood?
a)
A and B
b)
Rh, only
c)
A, B and Rh
d)
None
17.
What type(s) of blood can a person with O+ RECEIVE?
a)
O+ and O-
b)
O+, only
c)
O-, only
d)
O+, A+, B+, AB+
18.
About how many liters of blood does the human body contain?
a)
3
b)
4
c)
5
d)
6
19.
What can mainly be found in the erythrocyte?
a)
CO2
b)
Blood
c)
Hemoglobin
d)
Plasma
20.
What is the main carrier of circulating Oxygen in the entire human body?
a)
Carbohydrates
b)
Glucose
c)
Hemoglobin
d)
Leukocytes
21.
Which of these can be classified as connective tissue?
a)
Blood
b)
The Heart
c)
Bone
d)
Hair
22.
These look like shredded up paper, that is mainly used to clot blood.
a)
Leukocytes
b)
Thrombocytes
c)
White blood cells
d)
Plasma
23.
What part of the hemoglobin molecule is responsible for attracting Oxygen?
a)
Calcium
b)
Magnesium
c)
Iron
d)
Carbon dioxide
24.
True / False: Interaction between the oxygen and iron molecules gives blood its RED color.
a)
True
b)
False
25.
What is the MOST abundant component of blood?
a)
Erythrocytes
b)
Plasma
c)
Leukocytes
d)
Thrombocytes
26.
This component of blood serves our bodies defense against foreign pathogens.
a)
Erythrocytes
b)
Plasma
c)
Leukocytes
d)
Thrombocytes
27.
What is the main carrier of Carbon dioxide in our blood?
a)
Plasma
b)
Hemoglobin
c)
Platelets
d)
none of the above
28.
Without erythrocytes, what color would our blood be?
a)
Red
b)
White
c)
Yellowish
d)
none of the above
29.
Which term means too few white blood cells?
a)
Leukopenia
b)
Hematopoiesis
c)
Erythropenia
d)
Thrombopoiesis
30.
Which term means blood destruction?
a)
Hemolytic
b)
Hematolytic
c)
Homolytic
d)
Both A and C
31.
Which term means pertaining to blood?
a)
Sanguinous
b)
Hematic
c)
Hematologic
d)
Both A and B
32.
Which term means that which produces fibers?
a)
Fibrogenic
b)
Fibrinogen
c)
Fibrinolysis
d)
Fibrotic
33.
Which term means clotting cell?
a)
Erythrocyte
b)
Leukocyte
c)
Granulocyte
d)
Thrombocyte
34.
Which term means too many white cells?
a)
Pancytopenia
b)
Leukocytosis
c)
Hematocytosis
d)
Leukocytopenia
35.
Which term means too few red (cells)?
a)
Leukocytosis
b)
Erythrocytosis
c)
Hematocytosis
d)
Erythropenia
36.
Blood cells are produced in the:
a)
Spleen
b)
Thymus gland
c)
Red bone marrow
d)
Liver
37.
Red blood cells appear red because:
a)
The size of their nucleus
b)
They contain hemoglobin
c)
They contain bilirubin
d)
They transport oxygen
38.
Which of the following is a pathogen?
a)
Foreign material
b)
Bacteria
c)
Viruses
d)
All of the above
39.
Which blood type is called the universal recipient?
a)
Type A
b)
Type B
c)
Type O
d)
Type AB
40.
Which of the following terms means to convert a liquid to a gel or solid?
a)
Coagulate
b)
Clot
c)
Hemostasis
d)
Hematopoiesis
41.
Which condition results in thick blood as a result of having too many red blood cells?
a)
Hemophilia
b)
Polycythemia vera
c)
Hyperlipidemia
d)
Thalassemia
42.
Which type of anemia results from the excessive loss of erythrocytes?
a)
Pernicious anemia
b)
Iron-deficiency anemia
c)
Hemolytic anemia
d)
Thalassemia
43.
Which type of anemia is caused by a vitamin B12 deficiency?
a)
Aplastic anemia
b)
Hemolytic anemia
c)
Hypochromic anemia
d)
Pernicious anemia
44.
Which of the following conditions is a blood infection?
a)
Thalassemia
b)
Septicemia
c)
Leukemia
d)
Hemophilia
45.
Which of the following conditions is a cancer?
a)
Polycythemia vera
b)
Septicemia
c)
Leukemia
d)
Pernicious anemia
46.
The mixture of plasma and blood cells is called:
a)
Packed blood
b)
Serum
c)
Transfusion
d)
Whole blood
47.
Which of the following is a term meaning a substance that causes an allergic reaction?
a)
Allogen
b)
Allergen
c)
Allergy
d)
Allergist
48.
Which blood test examines the shape of red blood cells?
a)
Red blood cell morphology
b)
Red blood cell count
c)
Hemoglobin
d)
Complete blood count
49.
Which of the following blood tests measures how long it takes for a clot to form?
a)
Erythrocyte sedimentation rate
b)
Culture and sensitivity
c)
Hematocrit
d)
Pro-time
50.
Which of the following blood tests is an indicator of the presence of an inflammatory disease?
a)
Erythrocyte sedimentation rate
b)
Culture and sensitivity
c)
Hematocrit
d)
Pro-time
51.
Which of the following blood tests checks for bacterial growth?
a)
Erythrocyte sedimentation rate
b)
Culture and sensitivity
c)
Hematocrit
d)
Pro-time
52.
Which of the following consists of removing plasma from the body and replacing it with donor plasma?
a)
Plasma transfusion
b)
Phlebotomy
c)
Plasmapheresis
d)
Plasma aspiration
53.
A(n) __________ transfusion consists of blood stored from the patient's own body.
a)
Analogous
b)
Autologous
c)
Self
d)
Homologous
54.
Which of the following abbreviations is a machine for performing blood tests?
a)
RBC
b)
SMAC
c)
PA
d)
HGB
55.
Which of the following medications dissolves an existing clot?
a)
Hematinic
b)
Anticoagulant
c)
Antiplatelet
d)
Thrombolytic
56.
Which of the following medications prevents blood clot formation?
a)
Hematinic
b)
Anticoagulant
c)
Antihemorrhagic
d)
Thrombolytic
57.
The lack of sufficient red blood cells in the blood system is called
a)
cyanosis
b)
anemia
c)
hemochromatosis
d)
hypoxia
58.
Which of the following is not a primary function of blood?
a)
help fight disease
b)
transports nutrients, oxygen, wastes, and hormones
c)
to provide structure
d)
distributes heat
59.
Blood becomes bright red in color because of the
a)
amount of folic acid present
b)
amount of hemoglobin present
c)
amount of oxygen present
d)
amount of iron present
60.
Sickle cell anemia is caused by
a)
a lack of red blood cells
b)
a genetic abnormality in the amino acids
c)
lack of available oxygen
d)
too much iron in the circulatory system
61.
The shape of the RBC allows for a greater surface area so the cell can
a)
fit through capillaries easily
b)
exchange gasses more quickly
c)
hold additional hemoglobin
d)
reproduce quicker
62.
Where does hematopoiesis take place, producing new RBCs?
a)
red bone marrow
b)
yellow bone marrow
c)
synovial membrane
d)
articular cartilage
63.
The process of stopping bleeding
a)
homeostasis
b)
hemostasis
c)
phagocytosis
d)
dermatographia
64.
Tonia looked closely at her blood typing plate and sees no aggulation in any of the wells. Her blood type is O-.
a)
True
b)
False
65.
Which blood type is the universal recipient (a person with this blood type can get blood from any other type)?
a)
O
b)
AB
c)
A
d)
B
66.
What antigens are present in a person with type B- blood?
a)
B, only
b)
B and Rh
c)
A and Rh
d)
A, only
67.
What type(s) of blood can a person with O+ RECEIVE?
a)
O+ and O-
b)
O+, only
c)
O-, only
d)
O+, A+, B+, AB+
68.
What does blood consist of?
a)
plasma, red blood cells, white blood cells, platelets
b)
hormones, oxygen, nutrients, water
c)
red blood cells
d)
carbon dioxide and minerals
69.
If a red blood cell has antigen A on its surface, what is its blood type?
a)
A
b)
B
c)
AB
d)
O
70.
What does blood transport?
a)
Nutrients
b)
Oxygen
c)
Carbon Dioxide
d)
All of the above
71.
How long do red blood cells live for?
a)
3 days
b)
forever
c)
30 days
d)
120 days
72.
Sickle Cells are shaped like ____.
a)
Circles
b)
Doughnuts
c)
Cresent
d)
Cube
73.
Blood type is determined by the antigens.
a)
True
b)
False
74.
A(n) ____ is an abnormal blood clot.
a)
embolus
b)
thrombus
75.
A(n) ____ is a blood clot that is moving through your blood.
a)
embolus
b)
thrombus
76.
What is the most abundant type of white blood cell?
a)
monocyte
b)
lymphocyte
c)
neutrophil
d)
basophil
77.
Destruction or breakdown of red blood cells:
a)
Coagulation
b)
Differentiation
c)
Electrophoresis
d)
Hemolysis
78.
A combining form that means blood:
a)
Hemoglobin/o
b)
Leuk/o
c)
Morph/o
d)
Hem/o
79.
The combining form that means white:
a)
Leuk/o
b)
Erythr/o
c)
Eosin/o
d)
Chrom/o
80.
The combining form that means shape, form:
a)
Nucle/o
b)
Cyt/o
c)
Myel/o
d)
Morph/o
81.
The suffix that means blood condition:
a)
-apheresis
b)
-emia
c)
-stasis
d)
-lytic
82.
A large phagocyte that destoys worn-out red blood cells and foreign material
a)
megakaryocyte
b)
macrocytosis
c)
macrophage
d)
microphage
83.
Heparin
a)
Warfarin
b)
Coumadin
c)
Protein that forms basis of a clot
d)
Anticoagulant found in blood and tissue cells
84.
When a blood disorder is suspected, this test may be done
a)
EBV
b)
CBC
c)
BMT
d)
EPO
85.
Controlling or stopping the flow of blood
a)
Hemolysis
b)
Hypochromic
c)
Differentiation
d)
Hemostasis
86.
Ischemia
a)
restricted blood flow
b)
coagulation time
c)
swelling
d)
remission
87.
While in the hospital, patient had an elevated _____________ . This confirmed the diagnosis of a systemic infection.
a)
plasma reading
b)
platelet count
c)
white blood cell count
d)
red blood cell count
88.
If blood has Antigen B and Rh, what is the blood type?
a)
A-
b)
B-
c)
B+
d)
O-
89.
What blood type has the Rh, A, and B Antigens?
a)
O-
b)
A+
c)
AB-
d)
AB+
90.
Someone with type A+ blood has which antibodies?
a)
Anti-A
b)
Anti-B
c)
Anti-Rh
d)
No antibodies
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