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Chapter 10: Blood

Total questions: 26

Worksheet time: 52mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is the most common blood type?

a)

O-positive

b)

A-negative

c)

B-positive

d)

A-positive

2.

Universal donors are those with which of the following blood types?

a)

O-negative

b)

B-positive

c)

A-positive

d)

A-negative

3.

Which of the following is a function of blood? (Multiple answers)

a)

Transports substances such as oxygen and nutrients

b)

Participates in processes such as clotting

c)

Aids in fighting infections

d)

Carries body heat

4.

Blood is the ONLY fluid tissue in the body.

a)

True

b)

False

5.

Which of the following are examples of substances dissolved in plasma? (Multiple answers)

a)

Glucose

b)

Respiratory gases

c)

Albumin

d)

Urea

6.

Plasma proteins are the least abundant solutes in plasma.

a)

True

b)

False

7.

Which of the following is NOT an example of a plasma protein?

a)

Albumin

b)

Antibody

c)

Clotting protein

d)

Platelet

8.

What is the normal pH range of blood?

a)

6 to 7

b)

2.5 to 3.5

c)

7.35 to 7.45

d)

9.35 to 9.45

9.

Which of the following is a class of formed element? (Multiple answers)

a)

Erythrocytes

b)

Leukocytes

c)

Platelets

d)

Erythropoietin

10.

Another term for erythrocyte is:

a)

Red blood cell (RBC)

b)

White blood cell (WBC)

c)

Hemoglobin (Hb)

d)

Platelet

11.

Another term for leukocyte is:

a)

White blood cell (WBC)

b)

Red blood cell (RBC)

c)

Platelet

d)

Hemoglobin (Hb)

12.

Which of the following is an iron-bearing protein which transports most of the oxygen that is carried in the blood?

a)

Erythropoietin

b)

Thrombopoietin

c)

Hemoglobin (Hb)

d)

Albumin

13.

Hemoglobin content is slightly higher in men than in women.

a)

True

b)

False

14.

Anemia involving a vitamin B12 deficiency is called:

a)

Iron-deficiency anemia

b)

Pernicious anemia

c)

Sickle-cell anemia

d)

Hemolytic anemia

15.

The process called diapedesis refers to:

a)

The ability of WBCs to slip into and out of the blood vessels

b)

The ability of WBCs to locate areas of tissue damage

c)

The oxygen-carrying ability of the blood

d)

The formation of RBCs

16.

WBCs move through the tissue spaces by:

a)

Amoeboid motion

b)

Flagellar motion

c)

Passive diffusion

d)

Active transport

17.

An abnormally low WBC count commonly caused by certain drugs, such as corticosteroids is called:

a)

Leukocytosis

b)

Leukopenia

c)

Leukemia

d)

Leukocyte

18.

What are the two major classifications of WBCs?

a)

Granulocytes

b)

Agranulocytes

c)

Lymphocytes

d)

Neutrophils

19.

Which of the following is the most abundant type of WBC?

a)

Neutrophils

b)

Eosinophils

c)

Basophils

d)

Macrophages

20.

Which of the following is the rarest WBC?

a)

Basophils

b)

Eosinophils

c)

Neutrophils

d)

Lymphocytes

21.

What is the largest WBC type?

a)

Monocytes

b)

Lymphocytes

c)

Neutrophils

d)

Basophils

22.

What is another term for thrombocyte?

a)

Platelet

b)

Megakaryocyte

c)

Red blood cell (RBC)

d)

Neutrophil

23.

The process of blood cell formation is called:

a)

Hematopoiesis

b)

Hemocytoblast

c)

Hematoma

d)

Hemophilia

24.

What is the role of erythropoietin in blood cell formation?

a)

Controls the rate of RBC production

b)

Controls the number of RBCs produced

c)

Allows for clotting

d)

Kills off old RBCs in preparation for production

25.

Which of the following is NOT a phase of hemostasis?

a)

Vascular spasms

b)

Platelet plug formation

c)

Coagulation

d)

Thrombocytopenia

26.

A medical condition in which the ability of the blood to clot is severely reduced, causing the sufferer to bleed severely from even a slight injury is called:

a)

Hemophilia

b)

Thrombocytopenia

c)

Sickle-cell anemia

d)

Hematoma