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Blood

Total questions: 47

Worksheet time: 39mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which disorder describes a condition of too many blood cells?

a)

Polycythemia

b)

Anemia

c)

Hemophilia

d)

Thrombocytopenia

2.

Which disorder is not considered a cancer of the blood?

a)

Acute myeloid leukemia

b)

Thrombocytopenia

c)

Primary polycythemia

d)

Chronic lymphoblastic leukemia

3.

How long do red blood cells typically survive?

a)

50–70 days

b)

80–100 days

c)

110–120 days

d)

130–140 days

4.

Which diagnostic test evaluates the function of clotting factors within the blood?

a)

Prothrombin time

b)

Partial thromboplastin time

c)

Bone marrow biopsy

d)

Platelet count

5.

Which disorder results from insufficient red blood cells or hemoglobin to carry enough oxygen to maintain homeostasis?

a)

Polycythemia

b)

Anemia

c)

Hemophilia

d)

Thrombocytopenia

6.

If Amy has type AB blood, what blood type can she receive?

a)

A

b)

B

c)

AB

d)

All the answers are correct.

7.

Which term describes blood clotting?

a)

Vascular spasm

b)

Platelet plug formation

c)

Coagulation

d)

None of these answers are correct.

8.

Which of the following describes mechanisms that prevent inappropriate clotting?

a)

Vessels coated with a platelet repellent to prevent them from sticking to vessel walls

b)

Circulation dilutes thrombin in the blood.

c)

Anticoagulants interfere with pathways of clotting.

d)

All of the answer choices are correct.

9.

Which of the following regarding transfusion compatibility is false?

a)

The donor's cells must survive the recipient's antibodies.

b)

The recipient's cells must survive the donor's antibodies.

10.

What is serum?

a)

Another name for plasma

b)

Plasma with clotting factors removed

c)

Plasma with globulins removed

d)

None of these answers are correct

11.

Which of the following triggers the extrinsic pathway of coagulation?

a)

Damaged tissues

b)

The intrinsic and extrinsic pathway of blood clotting are BOTH begun by damaged tissues.

c)

Calcium

d)

Platelets

12.

Which diagnostic test collects and analyzes cerebrospinal fluid for the presence of white blood cells?

a)

Lumbar puncture

b)

Partial thromboplastin time

c)

Bone marrow biopsy

d)

White blood cell differential

13.

Which statement about erythrocytes is true?

a)

Erythrocytes function to fight off infection.

b)

Erythrocytes are round, multinucleated cells.

c)

Erythrocytes function to transport oxygen and carbon monoxide.

d)

Erythrocytes are biconcave in shape.

14.

Which term describes the prompt constriction of a broken vessel?

a)

Vascular spasm

b)

Platelet plug formation

c)

Coagulation

d)

None of these answers are correct.

15.

Which statement about plasma is false?

a)

Plasma contains regulatory substances used for communication.

b)

Dissolved proteins make up 7% of plasma.

c)

Ions and nutrients are found in plasma.

d)

Plasma is free of waste products.

16.

What is an embolus?

a)

A moving, unnecessary clot

b)

Clot formation in a broken vessel

c)

A stationary, unnecessary clot

d)

None of these answers are correct.

17.

If you spin a tube of blood in a centrifuge, which component of the blood is the most abundant?

a)

Red blood cells

b)

White blood cells

c)

Plasma

d)

Platelets

18.

What blood test gives a percentage of each leukocyte of the total number of leukocytes in the blood?

a)

Hematocrit

b)

Hemoglobin

c)

White blood cell differential

d)

White blood cell count

19.

All of the following are leukocytes except which one?

a)

Thrombocytes

b)

Neutrophils

c)

Basophils

d)

Lymphocytes

20.

Where does leukopoiesis occur?

a)

Yellow bone marrow

b)

Red bone marrow

c)

Blood vessels

d)

Spleen

21.
The circulatory system works with the ___________ system to provide our body with oxygen.
a)
respiratory
b)
digestive
c)
muscular
d)
skeletal
22.
Which blood cells are most abundant in the body?
a)
erythrocytes
b)
platelets
c)
lymphocytes
d)
eosinophils
23.
Where does hematopoiesis take place, producing new RBCs?
a)
red bone marrow
b)
yellow bone marrow
c)
synovial membrane
d)
articular cartilage
24.
Antibodies binding to antigens on RBCs causes a clumping known as __________
a)
agglutination
b)
coagulation
c)
clotting cascade
d)
hemolysis
25.
Which leukocyte produces antibodies?
a)
lymphocytes
b)
monocytes
c)
eosinophils
d)
basophils
26.
The three steps of hemostasis are:
1. vascular spasm
2. ___________
3. coagulation
a)
platelet plug formation
b)
agglutination
c)
dilation
d)
erythropoieten formation
27.
These blood cells are the protectors and help fight off disease.
a)
Red blood cells
b)
White blood cells
c)
Plasma
d)
Platelets 
28.

What is the rarest blood type in the U.S.?

a)

A

b)

B

c)

AB

d)

O

29.
What is the function of hemoglobin?
a)
to carry iron
b)
to carry wastes
c)
to carry oxygen
d)
to produce oxygen
30.
Another name for white blood cells is
a)
erythrocytes
b)
plasmocytes
c)
leukocytes
d)
thrombocytes
31.
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
32.
Blood is classified as ___ tissue.
a)
connective
b)
circulatory
c)
epithelial
d)
muscular
33.

Chemicals in red blood cells that determine blood type.

a)

antigens

b)

antibodies

c)

infections

d)

inflammation

34.
What blood type has anti-A antibodies?
a)
Type A
b)
Type B
c)
Type AB
d)
Type O
35.
What blood type has anti-B antibodies?
a)
Type A
b)
Type B
c)
Type AB
d)
Type O
36.
Which blood type is the universal recipient?
a)
AB+ 
b)
AB-
c)
O+
d)
O-
37.
Which blood type is the UNIVERSAL DONOR?
a)
O+
b)
O-
c)
AB+
d)
AB-
38.
Which white blood cell fights bacteria?
a)
Neutrophil
b)
Eosinophil
c)
Basophil
d)
Monocyte
39.
These cells number about 25 trillion in the body, and are produced in the bone marrow at a rate of about 1 million per second, the same rate at which they wear out. They have a life span of approx. 4 months, or 120 days.
a)
WBC's
b)
Lymphocytes
c)
Neutrophils
d)
RBC's
40.
What is the iron-rich protein molecule that binds to oxygen in the blood?
a)
hemoglobin
b)
platelets
c)
veins
41.
A persistent clot in an unbroken blood vessel is known as _______
a)
a thrombus
b)
an embolus
c)
hemophilia
d)
leukopenia
42.
Low levels of oxygen in the blood stimulate the kidneys to release the hormone ______
a)
erythropoietin
b)
adrenalin
c)
insulin
d)
epinephrine
43.

First to go to an area of infection or injury to destroy microorganisms

a)

Basophil

b)

Monocyte

c)

Lymphocyte

d)

Eosinophil

e)

Neutrophil

44.

fight allergic reactions, parasitic infections and inflammation in the body.

a)

Basophil

b)

Monocyte

c)

Lymphocyte

d)

Eosinophil

e)

Neutrophil

45.

Largest leukocyte, remove dead cells

a)

Basophil

b)

Monocyte

c)

Lymphocyte

d)

Eosinophil

e)

Neutrophil

46.

Involved with allergic reactions, contain histamines

a)

Basophil

b)

Monocyte

c)

Lymphocyte

d)

Eosinophil

e)

Neutrophil

47.

I contain all the liquid portion of blood but clotting factors

a)

serum

b)

plasma