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Blood and Heart Quiz

Total questions: 64

Worksheet time: 2hrs 57mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is another name for white blood cells?

(a)  

2.

Which WBCs are granulocytes and which are agranulocytes?

a)

Granulocytes: Neutrophils, Eosinophils, Basophils

b)

Agranulocytes: Lymphocytes, Monocytes

3.

What is another name for red blood cells?

(a)  

4.

What are the components of blood?

a)

Plasma? (55% of blood)

b)

Buffy Coat? (Less than 1% of blood)

c)

Erythrocytes? (about 45% of blood)

5.

Which of the plasma proteins forms the framework for blood clots?

(a)  

6.

What does viscosity refer to?

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7.

What gases do RBCs carry to and from tissues?

a)

Oxygen: Lungs to tissues

b)

Carbon dioxide: Tissues to the lungs

8.

What organelles do RBCs lack?

4 lines
9.

The red pigment that gives RBCs their name is called (a)   ?

10.

What type of lipid determines a person’s blood type?

(a)  

11.

What proteins make up a typical hemoglobin?

a)

Two alpha chains

b)

Two beta chains

12.

What metal is the center of each globin chain?

(a)  

13.

What is the average lifespan of a red blood cell?

4 lines
14.

What is the active form of iron (Fe)?

4 lines
15.

What is the difference between antigens and antibodies?

a)

Antigens: molecules on the surface of RBCs that trigger an immune response

b)

Antibodies: proteins in plasma that recognize and attack foreign antigens

16.

What antigens do each of the blood types have on their red blood cells?

a)

A: A antigen

b)

B: B Antigen

c)

AB: A and B antigens

d)

O: No A or B antigens

17.

Which blood type is the universal donor?

(a)  

18.

Which blood type is the universal recipient?

(a)  

19.

Would a woman with RH- blood have trouble with the first pregnancy?

4 lines
20.

What are the main differences and functions of the white blood cells?

a)

Neutrophils: first responders to bacterial infections, multi lobed nucleus

b)

Eosinophils: fight parasites and are involved in allergic reactions, bi lobed nucleus

c)

Basophils: release histamine and promote inflammation in allergic responses, least common WBC

d)

Lymphocytes: B cells produce antibodies, T cells attack infected cells, Large round nucleus

e)

Monocytes: Differentiate into macrophages, kidney shaped nucleus, largest WBC

21.

What are platelets and where do they come from?

4 lines
22.

What side of the blood has deoxygenated blood?

4 lines
23.

What side of the heart has oxygenated blood?

4 lines
24.

What is the main difference between veins and arteries?

a)

Arteries: carry blood away from the heart

b)

Veins: carry blood toward the heart

25.

What is the pulmonary circuit?

4 lines
26.

What is the systemic circuit?

4 lines
27.

Does the pulmonary artery carry deoxygenated or oxygenated blood?

4 lines
28.

Does the pulmonary vein carry deoxygenated or oxygenated blood?

4 lines
29.

Where is the heart located?

4 lines
30.

What is myocardium?

4 lines
31.

What four chambers does the heart have and what are their locations?

a)

Right Atrium: Upper right

b)

Right Ventricle: Lower right

c)

Left Atrium: Upper Left

d)

Left Ventricle: Lower Left

32.

What are the AV valves and where are they located? (Remember “try before you buy”)

a)

Tricuspid Valve: between the right atrium and right ventricle

b)

Bicuspid Valve: between the left atrium and left ventricle

33.

What are the semilunar valves and where are they located?

a)

Pulmonary Valve: Between the right ventricle and pulmonary artery

b)

Aortic Valve: Between the left ventricle and the aorta

34.

What is the coronary sinus?

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35.

What chamber do the cardiac veins drain into?

4 lines
36.

What does autorhythmic mean?

4 lines
37.

What is the function of intercalated discs?

4 lines
38.

Does cardiac muscle use anaerobic or aerobic respiration?

4 lines
39.

What is the normal conduction pathway in the heart?

4 lines
40.

What happens during systole?

4 lines
41.

What happens during diastole?

4 lines
42.

Atrial depolarization is which wave?

(a)  

43.

Ventricular depolarization is which complex?

(a)  

44.

Which interval is shorter with exercise? (Think of shortening the distance between ventricular depolarization (QRS complex) and repolarization (T wave).

4 lines
45.

What creates the first heart sound?

4 lines
46.

What creates the second heart sound?

4 lines
47.

Which valves open for ventricular filling?

(a)  

48.

Which valves open for ventricular contraction?

4 lines
49.

Does sympathetic stimulation increase heart rate or decrease heart rate (fight-or-flight)?

4 lines
50.

What is the equation for cardiac output?

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51.

Where are the two areas we can check pulse, and what are the artery names?

a)

Radial artery: on the wrist, thumb side

b)

Carotid artery: on the neck, beside the trachea

52.

What can increase preload in the heart?

a)

Return of venous blood.

b)

Increased venous return increases preload

53.

What can increase afterload?

a)

Increase in systemic vascular resistance

b)

Increase systemic vascular resistance can increase afterload

54.

Why do we have simple squamous epithelium in the blood vessels?

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55.

What are some examples of conducting arteries?

4 lines
56.

The carotid sinuses have which type of receptors?

(a)  

57.

The carotid bodies have which type of receptors?

(a)  

58.

Aortic bodies have which type of receptors?

(a)  

59.

Where are fenestrated capillaries found?

4 lines
60.

Where are sinusoids found and what is their main function?

4 lines
61.

At rest, is the majority of the blood found in the veins or arteries?

(a)  

62.

Do the leukocytes (WBCs) leave the bloodstream through venules or arterioles?

(a)  

63.

In the medium veins, what type of muscles help pump venous blood back to the heart?

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64.

Valves can be found in veins. What can cause varicose veins?

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