blood worksheet Flashcards
the liquid portion of blood called plasma contains water and other substances. The water makeup is what percentage volume of plasma
90%
An average adult has:
a. 6-8 pints of blood
b. 6-8 quarts of blood
c. 8-10 pints of blood
d. 8-10 quarts of blood
C. 8-10 pints of blood
Blood does all of the following except:
a. aid in distribution of heat
b. carry nutrients from digestive tract to cells
c. regulate the acid-base balance
d. secrete hormones
B. Carry nutrients from digestive tract to cells
The blood protein fibrinogen is necessary for:
Blood Clotting
The plasma protein that maintains osmotic pressure and volume is:
Albumin
Blood contains the following waste products:
Lactic acid, glucose, and urea
The white blood cells include all of the following EXCEPT:
a. lymphocytes
b. monocytes
c. polymophonuclear leukocytes
d. thrombocytes
D. Thrombocytes
(White blood cells do NOT include this)
The function of thrombocytes is to:
Create a platelet plug
Increase number of Neutrophils
Neutrocytosis
Decrease number of white blood cells
Leukopenia
A condition of too many red blood cells that cause blood to thicken
Polycythemia
A decrease number of red blood cells and the amount of hemoglobin is called
Anemia
___________is a substance in the blood vessel, may be air, a blood clot, or another substance
Embolism
________is the presence of pathogenic organisms in the blood stream
Sepsis
____________is a disease that interferes with the blood clotting process it is carried from mother to son
Hemophilia
Blood is considered a type of __________tissue
Connective
Red blood cell production is stimulated by the hormone
Erythropoietin
Which mineral is necessary for the production of red blood cells
Copper
What is the average life span of red blood cells
4 months
100-120 days
The blood element responsible for the formation of clots and control of bleeding is the
Platelets
White blood cells combat infection by:
Phagocytosis
The heme portion of damaged red blood cells is decomposed into iron and:
Biliverdin
Cells from which granulocytes develop are called
Myeloblasts
Process in which erythrocytes rupture and hemoglobin is released
Hemolysis
_____________is the cells from which the platelets are formed
Megakaryocytes
______________can be divided into three stages: vascular spasm, platelet plug formation, and coagulation
Hemostasis
___________a clot within a blood vessel
Thrombus
___________a clot that has broken loose and is floating through the circulation
Embolism
___________a general term for a substance that prevents the initiation of clot formation
Anticoagulant
A person with this type of blood_____can receive blood from anyone
AB+
Vitamin K is necessary to synthesize the protein:
Prothrombin
The clumping together of red blood cells when unlike types of blood are mixed is due to antibodies in the plasma and antigens in the:
Erythrocytes
Another name for a fever
Hyperthermia
