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WorksheetsChapter 10: Blood
Total questions: 26
Worksheet time: 52mins
What is the most common blood type?
O-positive
A-negative
B-positive
A-positive
Universal donors are those with which of the following blood types?
O-negative
B-positive
A-positive
A-negative
Which of the following is a function of blood? (Multiple answers)
Transports substances such as oxygen and nutrients
Participates in processes such as clotting
Aids in fighting infections
Carries body heat
Blood is the ONLY fluid tissue in the body.
True
False
Which of the following are examples of substances dissolved in plasma? (Multiple answers)
Glucose
Respiratory gases
Albumin
Urea
Plasma proteins are the least abundant solutes in plasma.
True
False
Which of the following is NOT an example of a plasma protein?
Albumin
Antibody
Clotting protein
Platelet
What is the normal pH range of blood?
6 to 7
2.5 to 3.5
7.35 to 7.45
9.35 to 9.45
Which of the following is a class of formed element? (Multiple answers)
Erythrocytes
Leukocytes
Platelets
Erythropoietin
Another term for erythrocyte is:
Red blood cell (RBC)
White blood cell (WBC)
Hemoglobin (Hb)
Platelet
Another term for leukocyte is:
White blood cell (WBC)
Red blood cell (RBC)
Platelet
Hemoglobin (Hb)
Which of the following is an iron-bearing protein which transports most of the oxygen that is carried in the blood?
Erythropoietin
Thrombopoietin
Hemoglobin (Hb)
Albumin
Hemoglobin content is slightly higher in men than in women.
True
False
Anemia involving a vitamin B12 deficiency is called:
Iron-deficiency anemia
Pernicious anemia
Sickle-cell anemia
Hemolytic anemia
The process called diapedesis refers to:
The ability of WBCs to slip into and out of the blood vessels
The ability of WBCs to locate areas of tissue damage
The oxygen-carrying ability of the blood
The formation of RBCs
WBCs move through the tissue spaces by:
Amoeboid motion
Flagellar motion
Passive diffusion
Active transport
An abnormally low WBC count commonly caused by certain drugs, such as corticosteroids is called:
Leukocytosis
Leukopenia
Leukemia
Leukocyte
What are the two major classifications of WBCs?
Granulocytes
Agranulocytes
Lymphocytes
Neutrophils
Which of the following is the most abundant type of WBC?
Neutrophils
Eosinophils
Basophils
Macrophages
Which of the following is the rarest WBC?
Basophils
Eosinophils
Neutrophils
Lymphocytes
What is the largest WBC type?
Monocytes
Lymphocytes
Neutrophils
Basophils
What is another term for thrombocyte?
Platelet
Megakaryocyte
Red blood cell (RBC)
Neutrophil
The process of blood cell formation is called:
Hematopoiesis
Hemocytoblast
Hematoma
Hemophilia
What is the role of erythropoietin in blood cell formation?
Controls the rate of RBC production
Controls the number of RBCs produced
Allows for clotting
Kills off old RBCs in preparation for production
Which of the following is NOT a phase of hemostasis?
Vascular spasms
Platelet plug formation
Coagulation
Thrombocytopenia
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:
Hemophilia
Thrombocytopenia
Sickle-cell anemia
Hematoma
