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WorksheetsBlood & Blood Vessels
Total questions: 27
Worksheet time: 9mins
"Erythr/o" refers to ______________.
white
blue
yellow
red
"Hem/o" and "Hemat/o" both refer to what?
thrombocyte
lymph
spinal fluid
blood
_______________ are disease-producing organisms.
leukocytes
antigens
antibodies
pathogens
The word element that refers to "cell."
cyt/o
mon/o
leuk/o
thromb/o
Word element that means "blood condition"
-paresis
-lytic
leuk/o
-emia
Blood accounts for approximately ____% of one's total body weight.
20
15
10
8
What system does the body use to acheive the transporation of oxygen and nutrients to the body cells and the transporation of waste produces away from the body cells?
pulmonary
integumentary
cardio
blood
Cells and cell fragments, also called formed elements, are suspended in plasma.
True
False
Leukocytes are smaller than Erythrocytes, but they are higher in number.
True
False
__________ are a substance, usually a protein, that causes the formation of an antibody and reacts specifically with that antibody.
An exaggerated, life-threatening hypersensitivity reaction to a previously encountered antigen is called: __________
__________ is the clear, thin, and sticky fluid portion of blood that remains after coagulation. It contains no blood cells, platelets, or fibrinogen.
plasmam
water
blood proteins
serum
Another names for "platelet"
thrombocyte
aggranulocyte
megakaryocyte
erythrocyte
The word element "-penia" means:
condition
decrease in; deficiency
to eat
attraction to
Binds to oxygen
leukocytes
platelets
hemoglobin
fibrinogen
WBC's that produce antibodies
leukocytes
lymphocytes
hemoglobin
fibrinogen
Plasma protein that is converted to fibrin
leukocytes
lymphocytes
hemoglobin
fibrinogen
where new blood cells are created
plasma
marrow
sickle
platelets
Which tunica Rests on a basement membrane
intima
externa
media
Which tunica layer is mostly smooth muscle and elastic fibers
intima
externa
media
Which tunica is composed largely of fibrous connective tissue
intima
externa
media
Smaller arteries give rise to
arterioles
capillaries
venules
Which statement about veins is correct?
They all carry deoxygenated blood
.They carry blood away from the heart.
They have thick muscular walls.
They have valves to prevent backflow.
A capillary has _________
very thin wall so that gases can flow in and out quickly
valves to ensure blood flows in one direction
thick muscular wall to withstand the high blood pressure from the heart
The diagnostic test that measures the % of red blood cells to total blood volume is
hematocrit
hemoglobin
complete blood count
The blood cell with the a large surface are do to it's shape is
ertyhrocyte
leukocyte
platelets
melanocytes
Which of the following statements is true about Erythropoietin (EPO)
increases RBC count
is NOT a hormone
released by the heart
stimulates red bone marrow to form RBC's
