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WorksheetsMC 1 - BLOOD (QUIZ)
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 10mins
Which of the following is not a function of the blood?
Regulation of pH and osmosis
Maintenance of body temperature
Protection against foreign substances
Production of hormones and neurotransmitters
One of the functions of blood is it carries oxygen from the cells that produce it to the lungs where it is expelled
True
False
Plasma makes up about_____ percent of a centrifuged sample of whole blood.
25
35
45
55
Interstitial fluid is a component of blood.
True
False
Serum is _______.
a type of plasma protein which act as antibodies.
blood plasma without the clotting factors
a type of clotting factor
makes up to 58%of the plasma proteins
Which of these leukocytes is not correctly matched with its function or description?
Monocytes-Become macrophages
Lymphocytes-Important in the immune response
Basophils-Synthesize or produce antibodies
Eosinophils-Phagocytize microorganisms and other foreign substances
A lobed nucleus, dead cells part of pus.
Neutrophils
Basophils
Eosinophils
Monocytes
Persons with impaired kidney function may develop anemia. This is likely becasue
Waste products destroy red blood cells
Less erythropoietin is released from the kidneys
Proerythroblast are destroyed
White blood cells break down red blood cells
In response to_____blood oxygen levels, the____ release erythropoietin (EPO).
high, adrenal medulla
high, kidneys
low, adrenal medulla
low, kidneys
Granulocytes include
red blood cells, thrombocytes, and megakaryoblasts.
monocytes, macrophages, and neutrophils
neutrophils, basophils, and eosinophils
lymphocytes and monocytes
Platelets
are a type of lymphocyte
have no cell membrane
are produced in the thymus
play an important role in hemostasis
The platelets are produced in the red bone marrow from megakaryocytes.
True
False
Antithrombin is
an anticoagulant
a plasminogen factor
an activator for prothrombin
a clotting factor
Which of these factors would not seriously impair the blood clotting process?
Low levels of Vitamin K in the blood
Low levels of antibodies in the blood
Low levels of calcium in the blood
Low numbers of platelets in the blood
Which of these transfusions would be least likely to cause a transfusion reaction?
Type A blood transfused into a type B patient
Type B blood transfused into a type AB patient
Type AB blood transfused into a type O patient
Type O blood transfused into a type B patient
Hematocrit
is the percentage of total blood volume composed of platelets
is the percentage of total blood volume composed of plasma
is the percentage of total blood volume composed of red blood cells
is the percentage of total blood volume composed of formed elements.
Which of these conditions must occur to produce hemolytic disease of the newborn (HDN)?
The pregnancy is the first for the woman
The mother must be Rh positive
The baby must be Rh negative
The woman must have been sensitized to the Rh antigen
One of the unhealthy effects of blood doping is that it causes a(n)
increase in the viscosity of the blood
decrease in blood pressure in the arteries
decrease in the oxygen-carrying capacity of the blood
increase in the carbon-dioxide-carrying capacity of the blood
Suspected heart attack victims are routinely given aspirin en route to the emergency room as part of their treatment. This is
to promote the formation of thromboxane which, in turn, reduces platelet activation
to reduce the formation of thromboxane which, in turn, reduces platelet activation
to promote the formation of thromboxane which, in turn, activates platelets.
to reduce the formation of thromboxane which, in turn, activates platelets
An embolus is attached to the blood vessel wall, whereas a thrombus floats within the blood circulation.
True
False
