Blood cell general

Question 1

Carries respiratory gases, nutrients, and hormones, Helps the body regulate temperature

Answer 1

Function of blood

Question 2

Blood volume
5 – 6 liters

Answer 2

Male

Question 3

Blood volume
4 - 5 liters

Answer 3

Female

Question 4

Liquid part of blood. A dilute
solution of salts, glucose, amino acids,
vitamins, urea, proteins, and fats.

Answer 4

Plasma

Question 5

Involved in
immune system.

Answer 5

White blood cells

Question 6

Involved in blood
clotting

Answer 6

Blood platelets

Question 7

Involved in carrying
oxygen

Answer 7

Red blood cells

Question 8

The percentage of plasma in a normal volume of blood is ____%

Answer 8

55

Question 9

The percentage of Buffy coat (leukocyte and platelets) is less than ______%

Answer 9

1

Question 10

The percentage of erythrocytes in a normal volume of blood is about ___%

Answer 10

45

Question 11

Male normal range of hematocrit

Answer 11

42-52

Question 12

Female normal range of hematocrit

Answer 12

38-47

Question 13

Living at a high elevation causes an increased hematocrit count because there are

Answer 13

lower concentrations of oxygen in the air at high altitudes

Question 14

Elevated number of reticulocytes (immature red blood cells)
may indicate a person is adapting to life at

Answer 14

High elevations

Question 15

Red blood cell production increases when

Answer 15

Oxygen levels in the blood decrease

Question 16

stimulates the synthesis of a hormone called erythropoietin or EPO produced in the kidneys

Answer 16

Testosterone

Question 17

is secreted by kidney cells and moves to red marrow when oxygen levels are low

Answer 17

EPO

Question 18

the proportion of blood volume that is
occupied by red blood cells.

Answer 18

hematocrit or packed cell volume or erythrocyte volume fraction

Question 19

promotes the formation of red blood
cells by the bone marrow.

Answer 19

Erythropoietin

Question 20

The straw-colored, sticky fluid portion of blood

Answer 20

Blood plasma

Question 21

Approximately 90% water

Answer 21

Plasma

Question 22

Ions– Na+ and Cl-

Answer 22

Blood plasma

Question 23

Nutrients– Sugars, amino acids,
lipids, wastes, and proteins

Answer 23

Blood plasma

Question 24

Four main proteins, Albumin, globulins, fibrinogen, and
transferin

Answer 24

Blood plasma

Question 25

Are important in regulating blood volume by maintaining the osmotic pressure of the blood compartments, keeping water from leaking out of the vessels.

Answer 25

albumins

Question 26

involved in the transport of a variety of substances, including lipids, hormones, and inorganic ions

Answer 26

Globulins

Question 27

is a protein that plays a key
role in blood clotting.

Answer 27

Fibrinogen

Question 28

iron transport protein.

Answer 28

Transferin