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The Blood Unit

Total questions: 92

Worksheet time: 53mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

True or False: Blood is the only fluid tissue in the body.

a)

True

b)

False

2.

Red Blood Cells

a)

Thrombocytes

b)

Leukocyte

c)

Erythrocytes

3.

White Blood Cells

a)

Erythrocytes

b)

Leukocytes

c)

Thrombocytes

4.

Platelets

a)

Erythrocytes

b)

Leukocytes

c)

Thrombocytes

5.

What is the healthy blood volume of an adult male?

a)

2-3 liters

b)

4-5 liters

c)

5-6 liters

d)

6-7 liters

6.

What are blood samples spun in?

a)

a fridge

b)

a carousel

c)

a centrifuge

d)

a spinner

7.

How are substances carried throughout the body?

a)

Put into the blood and is transported by blood vessels

b)

Transported through photosynthesis

c)

Transported by going through the digestive tract

d)

Transported by bodily movement

8.

In the liquid portion, what percentage of blood is water?

a)

10%

b)

25%

c)

75%

d)

90%

9.

What is albumin?

a)

a plasma protein in the blood

b)

the name of an artery

c)

red blood cells

d)

white blood cells

10.

What do red blood cells carry?

a)

carbon

b)

water

c)

oxygen & CO2

d)

blood

11.

The liquid portion of blood is called (a)  

12.

The ancestors of all blood cells are called (a)   cells

13.

Platelets are produced by certain giant cells called (a)  

14.

Some monocytes enter the tissues and mature into phagocytes called (a)  

15.

The liquid portion of blood is called (a)  

16.

The ancestors of all blood cells are called (a)   cells

17.

Platelets are produced by certain giant cells called (a)  

18.

Some monocytes enter the tissues and mature into phagocytes called (a)  

19.

Erythrocytes have a life span of approximately (a)   days

20.

An increased erythrocyte count (a)  

21.

A decreased erythrocyte count (a)  

22.

An increased leukocyte count (a)  

23.

A decreased leukocyte count (a)  

24.

A decreased platelet count (a)  

25.

An increased platelet count (a)  

26.

What iron-containing protein transports oxygen?

a)

erythropoietin

b)

complement

c)

hemoglobin

d)

thrombin

27.

What is the correct sequence for hemostasis?

a)

vessel contraction, plug formation, blood clot

b)

blood clot, plug formation, vessel contraction

c)

plug formation, blood clot, vessel contraction

d)

vessel contraction, blood clot, plug formation

28.

The hematology specialist needs to measure the number of eosinophils in a blood sample. Which test should she conduct?

a)

hematocrit

b)

electrophoresis

c)

bone marrow biopsy

d)

differential white blood cell count

29.

What vitamin is needed for blood clotting?

a)

vitamin A

b)

vitamin K

c)

biotin

d)

vitamin E

30.

The diagram shows the human heart. After a red blood cell picks up oxygen in the lungs, which sequence shows the path it could take when passing through the heart during its circuit of the body?

a)

I → II → III → IV

b)

II → I → IV → III

c)

IV → III → I → II

d)

IV → III → II → I

31.

What helps to keep blood flowing onwards away from the heart in an artery?

a)

Valves

b)

Elastic fibres

c)

Contraction of skeletal muscles

d)

Having a wide lumen

32.

Which vessel carries deoxygenated blood away from the heart?

a)

Aorta

b)

Pulmonary artery

c)

Vena cava

d)

Pulmonary vein

33.

What is an advantage of capillary walls being one cell thick in the systemic circulation?

a)

To allow carbon dioxide to diffuse into tissues

b)

To allow oxygen to diffuse out of tissues

c)

To allow glucose to diffuse into tissues

d)

To allow urea to diffuse into tissues

34.

Which is a valid comparison between arteries and veins?

a)

Arteries: Carry deoxgenated blood

Veins: Carry oxygenated blood

b)

Arteries: return blood to the atria of the heart

Veins: blood flows from ventricles to body tissue

c)

Arteries: blood flow at high pressue

Veins: blood flow at low pressure

d)

Arteries: have thick walls

Veins: have permeable walls

35.

Which feature of capillaries distinguishes them from arteries and veins?

a)

Narrow diameter

b)

Valves to prevent backflow

c)

Thick muscular walls

d)

Elastic tissue 

36.

When intense physical activity is anticipated, which in the blood will increase the frequency of sinoatrial signals to heart muscle?

a)

pH

b)

Oxygen level

c)

Thyroxin

d)

Epinephrine

37.

The image shows the four chambers of the mammalian heart viewed from the ventral side. The sinoatrial node is located in the wall of one of these chambers. Which chamber is it?

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

38.

There are (aprox) ___ trillion cells in the human body.

a)

12

b)

38

c)

30

d)

26

39.

Hemoglobin carries oxygen. When it doesn't carry enough oxygen it is called ______. This can be caused by iron deficiency.

a)

Anemia

b)

Blood Clot

c)

Anitbodies

d)

Transfusion

40.

_____ quarts of blood in the body

a)

2-3

b)

4-6

c)

7-8

d)

8-10

41.

There are three main parts of the blood.

a)

Plasma

b)

Leukocytes

c)

Erthrocytes

d)

Anemia

42.

Erythrocytes are

a)

red blood cells

b)

white blood cells

c)

platelets

d)

plasma

43.

White blood cells and red blood cells have hemoglobin.

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

44.

Both red and white blood cells have a nucleus

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

45.

how long do red blood cells live?

a)

30 days

b)

80 days

c)

200 days

d)

120 days

e)

290 days

46.

The red bone marrow makes _____ of red blood cells each day

a)

thousands

b)

millions

c)

billions

d)

trillions

47.

What does cyte- mean? (Hint, what is cytology?)

a)

cell

b)

life

c)

red

d)

white

48.

Which is not a blood type?

a)

O

b)

A

c)

AB

d)

OA

49.

White blood cells two main functions are to:

a)

Destroy bad bacteria and foreign matter

b)

Produce amenia

c)

Produce antibodies

d)

Produce emzymes

50.

white blood cells live for _________ days

a)

1-12

b)

30-40

c)

20-22

d)

1-5

51.

Plasma is 90% water and 10% _______ (choose two)

a)

Substances that are transported by blood

b)

Substances that eat Erythrocytes

c)

Leukocytes

d)

Substances that regulate blood

52.

The Cardiovascular System (or Circulatory) contains the heart, blood, and blood vessels. What are the three blood vessels?

a)

Arteries

b)

Anemia

c)

Capalaries

d)

Veins

e)

Hemoglobin

53.

Which makes up 55% of the blood?

a)

PLASMA

b)

PLATELETS

c)

ERYTHROCYTES

d)

LEUKOCYTES

54.

Why are red blood cells red?

a)

They contain Erythroids.

b)

They contain Anemia.

c)

They contain Hemoglobin.

d)

They contain Blood.

55.

Click all that apply to that shape of Erythrocytes.

a)

The cells are

disk-like

b)

They are concave. (dented on each side)

c)

They are round, but can take any shape

d)

They are made

of four compartments, each ball-shaped.

56.

Why is the shape of erythrocytes (RBC) the way it is?

CLICK ALL THAT APPLY

a)

So they don't absorb oxygen too quickly

b)

So that they can easily glide past each other quickly and not get stuck

c)

Because the hemoglobin naturally takes that shape

d)

No reason

57.

Hemo- means

a)

water

b)

blood

c)

red

d)

white or clear

58.

leuk- means

a)

white or clear

b)

water

c)

blood

d)

red

59.

A phlebotomist is a person who determines what blood type you have

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

60.

Which is the best definition for:

Antibodies

a)

Produced by Erythrocytes, these function in attacking invaders in your body

b)

Attack poisons and organisms in your blood. Produced by Leukocytes.

c)

Pathogens that enter your body through eating rotten meat.

d)

The production of too much blood.

61.

How long do platelets live? (in days)

a)

2

b)

7

c)

10

d)

23

62.

What is sickle cell?

a)

A disease in which the blood becomes too thick

b)

A disease in which the bone marrow does not produce enough Erythrocytes

c)

A disease in which Erythrocytes become wrongly shaped

d)

A disease in which Leukocytes are too rapidly produced

63.

which are the three steps of blood clotting? choose three

a)

Erythrocytes stick together to cover wound

b)

Platelets stick together to cover wound

c)

Chemicals released by platelets form fibers that make a net over wound

d)

Fibers hold blood cells from escaping, forming blood clot

e)

Leukocytes shoot out fibers to cover wound in net

64.

Which of these is NOT a function of the blood?

a)

Transports toxins throughout the body

b)

Transports nutrients throughout the body

c)

Removes waste products from the body

d)

Supply oxygen to the body tissues

65.

The blood is made up of 90% red blood cells.

a)

True

b)

False

66.

Which is NOT a component of the blood?

a)

Plasma

b)

Red blood cell

c)

Epithelial cell

d)

Platelets

67.

The body contains 4 and a half gallons of blood.

a)

True

b)

False

68.

Which of these is NOT true for plasma?

a)

The plasma contains 50% water.

b)

The plasma contains food, carbon dioxide, waste products, hormones and minerals.

c)

Provides a protein needed for blood clotting.

d)

Makes up 55% of the blood.

69.

The function of red blood cells is to transport oxygen from the lungs to the body tissues.

a)

True

b)

False

70.

Which is NOT true for the red blood cell?

a)

Red blood cell is disc shaped.

b)

Red blood cell has a nucleus.

c)

Red blood cell develops in the bone marrow.

d)

Red blood cell contains a red pigment called hemoglobin.

71.

Which cell is the most plentiful in the blood?

a)

Epithelial cell

b)

Platelets

c)

Red blood cell

d)

White blood cell

72.

Which of these is NOT a feature of the white blood cell?

a)

Defends the body from infectious organisms.

b)

Have a nucleus

c)

Is smaller than red blood cells

d)

Is less in number than the red blood cell

73.

Which cell releases antibodies?

a)

Lymphocytes

b)

Phagocytes

c)

Erythrocytes

d)

Platelets

74.
What part of blood is responsible for carrying oxygen and carbon dioxide to body cells?
a)
Red Blood Cells
b)
White Blood Cells
c)
Platelets
d)
Plasma
75.
What part of blood is responsible for carrying wastes, nutrients, and minerals?
a)
Red Blood Cells
b)
White Blood Cells
c)
Platelets
d)
Plasma
76.
What do the arteries do?
a)
pumps blood to the heart
b)
pumps blood to and from the heart
c)
carry's blood away from the heart 
d)
a muscle 
77.
What is the function of the heart?
a)
To pump blood around the body
b)
To remove oxygen from the blood
c)
To allow blood to flow through it 
d)
To breath
78.
The main function of the circulatory system is 
a)
To give the body structure and support
b)
Excrete waste
c)
transport blood, nutrients, and gases throughout the body
d)
to transport messages from the body to the brain
79.

Oxygen rich blood leaves the heart through the

a)

left ventricle

b)

left atrium

c)

right ventricle

d)

right atrium

80.

Capillaries join together

a)

the heart and arteries

b)

veins and the heart

c)

arteries and veins

d)

heart and valves

81.

Veins have special ________________ to stop blood from flowing backward.

a)

gravity

b)

valves

c)

arteries

d)

ventricles

82.
Your blood is made up of which of the following...
a)
plasma, red blood cells, blue blood cells
b)
white and red blood cells
c)
plasma and platelets
d)
plasma, red blood cells, white blood cells, and platelets
83.

What would happen if your arteries cannot deliver blood?

a)

your tissues would not get the oxygen they need

b)

the skin would be extra hairy

c)

the heart would not work

d)

you would immediately fall asleep

84.
What is the largest artery in the human body called?
a)
Superior Vena Cava
b)
Aorta
c)
Inferior Vena Cava
d)
Pulmonary Artery
85.

Identify the location of the heart where the bold arrow is pointing

a)

Left atrium

b)

Right atrium

c)

Left ventricle

d)

Right ventricle

86.

Identify the location of the heart where the arrow is pointing

a)

Left atrium

b)

Right atrium

c)

Left ventricle

d)

Right ventricle

87.
What is pulmonary circulation?
a)
Blood travelling to and from the lungs
b)
Blood travelling to and from the body
c)
A blood clot in the lungs
d)
The vessel that brings blood to the lungs
88.

The blood in the vena cava is...

a)

oxygenated, returning to the heart

b)

deoxygenated, returning to the heart

c)

oxygenated, leaving the heart

d)

deoxygenated, leaving the heart

89.

Identify 8

a)

Left Atrium

b)

Pulmonary Arteries

c)

Pulmonary Veins

d)

Left Ventricle

90.
When the ventricles contract, the bicuspid (mitral) valve prevents blood from flowing from the ________.
a)
right ventricle to right atrium
b)
left ventricle to left atrium
c)
left atrium to the right atrium
d)
right atrium to the left atrium
91.
Which one of the following represents the correct path for the transmission of an impulse in the intrinsic conduction system of the heart?
a)
AV node, Bundle of His, SA node, Purkinje fibers, bundle branches
b)
SA node, AV node, Bundle of His, bundle branches, Purkinje fibers
c)
SA node, Bundle of His, AV node, Purkinje fibers, bundle branches
d)
SA node, Bundle of His, bundle branches, Purkinje fibers, AV node
92.
The heart sounds "lub" and "dup" result from ________. 
a)
opening of the heart valves
b)
firing of the nodes of the intrinsic conduction system
c)
blood rushing through the chambers
d)
closure of heart valves