WorksheetsBlood and Heart Quiz
Total questions: 64
Worksheet time: 2hrs 57mins
What is another name for white blood cells?
(a)
Which WBCs are granulocytes and which are agranulocytes?
Granulocytes: Neutrophils, Eosinophils, Basophils
Agranulocytes: Lymphocytes, Monocytes
What is another name for red blood cells?
(a)
What are the components of blood?
Plasma? (55% of blood)
Buffy Coat? (Less than 1% of blood)
Erythrocytes? (about 45% of blood)
Which of the plasma proteins forms the framework for blood clots?
(a)
What does viscosity refer to?
What gases do RBCs carry to and from tissues?
Oxygen: Lungs to tissues
Carbon dioxide: Tissues to the lungs
What organelles do RBCs lack?
The red pigment that gives RBCs their name is called (a) ?
What type of lipid determines a person’s blood type?
(a)
What proteins make up a typical hemoglobin?
Two alpha chains
Two beta chains
What metal is the center of each globin chain?
(a)
What is the average lifespan of a red blood cell?
What is the active form of iron (Fe)?
What is the difference between antigens and antibodies?
Antigens: molecules on the surface of RBCs that trigger an immune response
Antibodies: proteins in plasma that recognize and attack foreign antigens
What antigens do each of the blood types have on their red blood cells?
A: A antigen
B: B Antigen
AB: A and B antigens
O: No A or B antigens
Which blood type is the universal donor?
(a)
Which blood type is the universal recipient?
(a)
Would a woman with RH- blood have trouble with the first pregnancy?
What are the main differences and functions of the white blood cells?
Neutrophils: first responders to bacterial infections, multi lobed nucleus
Eosinophils: fight parasites and are involved in allergic reactions, bi lobed nucleus
Basophils: release histamine and promote inflammation in allergic responses, least common WBC
Lymphocytes: B cells produce antibodies, T cells attack infected cells, Large round nucleus
Monocytes: Differentiate into macrophages, kidney shaped nucleus, largest WBC
What are platelets and where do they come from?
What side of the blood has deoxygenated blood?
What side of the heart has oxygenated blood?
What is the main difference between veins and arteries?
Arteries: carry blood away from the heart
Veins: carry blood toward the heart
What is the pulmonary circuit?
What is the systemic circuit?
Does the pulmonary artery carry deoxygenated or oxygenated blood?
Does the pulmonary vein carry deoxygenated or oxygenated blood?
Where is the heart located?
What is myocardium?
What four chambers does the heart have and what are their locations?
Right Atrium: Upper right
Right Ventricle: Lower right
Left Atrium: Upper Left
Left Ventricle: Lower Left
What are the AV valves and where are they located? (Remember “try before you buy”)
Tricuspid Valve: between the right atrium and right ventricle
Bicuspid Valve: between the left atrium and left ventricle
What are the semilunar valves and where are they located?
Pulmonary Valve: Between the right ventricle and pulmonary artery
Aortic Valve: Between the left ventricle and the aorta
What is the coronary sinus?
What chamber do the cardiac veins drain into?
What does autorhythmic mean?
What is the function of intercalated discs?
Does cardiac muscle use anaerobic or aerobic respiration?
What is the normal conduction pathway in the heart?
What happens during systole?
What happens during diastole?
Atrial depolarization is which wave?
(a)
Ventricular depolarization is which complex?
(a)
Which interval is shorter with exercise? (Think of shortening the distance between ventricular depolarization (QRS complex) and repolarization (T wave).
What creates the first heart sound?
What creates the second heart sound?
Which valves open for ventricular filling?
(a)
Which valves open for ventricular contraction?
Does sympathetic stimulation increase heart rate or decrease heart rate (fight-or-flight)?
What is the equation for cardiac output?
Where are the two areas we can check pulse, and what are the artery names?
Radial artery: on the wrist, thumb side
Carotid artery: on the neck, beside the trachea
What can increase preload in the heart?
Return of venous blood.
Increased venous return increases preload
What can increase afterload?
Increase in systemic vascular resistance
Increase systemic vascular resistance can increase afterload
Why do we have simple squamous epithelium in the blood vessels?
What are some examples of conducting arteries?
The carotid sinuses have which type of receptors?
(a)
The carotid bodies have which type of receptors?
(a)
Aortic bodies have which type of receptors?
(a)
Where are fenestrated capillaries found?
Where are sinusoids found and what is their main function?
At rest, is the majority of the blood found in the veins or arteries?
(a)
Do the leukocytes (WBCs) leave the bloodstream through venules or arterioles?
(a)
In the medium veins, what type of muscles help pump venous blood back to the heart?
Valves can be found in veins. What can cause varicose veins?
