blood worksheet

Question 1

the liquid portion of blood called plasma contains water and other substances. The water makeup is what percentage volume of plasma

Answer 1

90%

Question 2

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

Answer 2

C. 8-10 pints of blood

Question 3

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

Answer 3

B. Carry nutrients from digestive tract to cells

Question 4

The blood protein fibrinogen is necessary for:

Answer 4

Blood Clotting

Question 5

The plasma protein that maintains osmotic pressure and volume is:

Answer 5

Albumin

Question 6

Blood contains the following waste products:

Answer 6

Lactic acid, glucose, and urea

Question 7

The white blood cells include all of the following EXCEPT:

a. lymphocytes
b. monocytes
c. polymophonuclear leukocytes
d. thrombocytes

Answer 7

D. Thrombocytes

(White blood cells do NOT include this)

Question 8

The function of thrombocytes is to:

Answer 8

Create a platelet plug

Question 9

Increase number of Neutrophils

Answer 9

Neutrocytosis

Question 10

Decrease number of white blood cells

Answer 10

Leukopenia

Question 11

A condition of too many red blood cells that cause blood to thicken

Answer 11

Polycythemia

Question 12

A decrease number of red blood cells and the amount of hemoglobin is called

Answer 12

Anemia

Question 13

___________is a substance in the blood vessel, may be air, a blood clot, or another substance

Answer 13

Embolism

Question 14

________is the presence of pathogenic organisms in the blood stream

Answer 14

Sepsis

Question 15

____________is a disease that interferes with the blood clotting process it is carried from mother to son

Answer 15

Hemophilia

Question 16

Blood is considered a type of __________tissue

Answer 16

Connective

Question 17

Red blood cell production is stimulated by the hormone

Answer 17

Erythropoietin

Question 18

Which mineral is necessary for the production of red blood cells

Answer 18

Copper

Question 19

What is the average life span of red blood cells

Answer 19

4 months

100-120 days

Question 20

The blood element responsible for the formation of clots and control of bleeding is the

Answer 20

Platelets

Question 21

White blood cells combat infection by:

Answer 21

Phagocytosis

Question 22

The heme portion of damaged red blood cells is decomposed into iron and:

Answer 22

Biliverdin

Question 23

Cells from which granulocytes develop are called

Answer 23

Myeloblasts

Question 24

Process in which erythrocytes rupture and hemoglobin is released

Answer 24

Hemolysis

Question 25

_____________is the cells from which the platelets are formed

Answer 25

Megakaryocytes

Question 26

______________can be divided into three stages: vascular spasm, platelet plug formation, and coagulation

Answer 26

Hemostasis

Question 27

___________a clot within a blood vessel

Answer 27

Thrombus

Question 28

___________a clot that has broken loose and is floating through the circulation

Answer 28

Embolism

Question 29

___________a general term for a substance that prevents the initiation of clot formation

Answer 29

Anticoagulant

Question 30

A person with this type of blood_____can receive blood from anyone

Answer 30

AB+

Question 31

Vitamin K is necessary to synthesize the protein:

Answer 31

Prothrombin

Question 32

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:

Answer 32

Erythrocytes

Question 33

Another name for a fever

Answer 33

Hyperthermia