Components of blood

Question 1

With open circulation, the fluid __________

Answer 1

is continuous with the fluid surrounding all body cells

Question 2

Specialized fluid in the closed circulatory systems of vertebrates

Answer 2

Blood

Question 3

What type of tissue is blood

Answer 3

Connective

Question 4

What are cells of blood surrounded by

Answer 4

A liquid matrix called plasma

Question 5

What percent of the volume of blood do the cellular components occupy

Answer 5

45

Question 6

What is plasma composed of

Answer 6

Inorganic salts as dissolved ions, sometimes called electrolytes and water

Question 7

What do plasma proteins help to do

Answer 7

Influence blood pH and help maintain osmotic balance between blood and interstitial fluid, some help with lipid transport, immunity and blood clotting

Question 8

Plasma is similar to interstitial fluid but______

Answer 8

has a much higher protein concentration

Question 9

Types of cells in the blood plasma

Answer 9

RBC and WBC

Question 10

Function of red blood cells

Answer 10

Transport O2

Question 11

Another name for red blood cells

Answer 11

erythrocytes

Question 12

Function of white blood cells

Answer 12

Function in defense

Question 13

Another name for white blood cells

Answer 13

Leukocytes

Question 14

Platelets

Answer 14

Fragments of cells involved in clotting

Question 15

What do red blood cells contain

Answer 15

Hemoglobin

Question 16

Hemoglobin

Answer 16

The iron containing protein that transports O2

Question 17

Each molecule of hemoglobin binds up to ____ molecules of O2

Answer 17

4

Question 18

What do RBC lack

Answer 18

nuclei and mitochondria

Question 19

Disease caused by abnormal hemoglobin proteins that form aggregates

Answer 19

Sickle cell

Question 20

What can sickle cells do

Answer 20

Rupture or block blood cells

Question 21

Types of white blood cells

Answer 21

1. Monocytes
2. Neurtophils
3. Basophils
4. Eosinophils
5. Lymphocytes

Question 22

Function of WBC

Answer 22

Function in defense either by phagocytizing bacteria and debris or by mounting immune responses against foreign substances

Question 23

Where are WBC found

Answer 23

Both inside and outside the circulatory system

Question 24

Platelets function

Answer 24

Blood clotting

Question 25

Coagulation

Answer 25

the formation of a solid clot from liquid blood

Question 26

How are clots formed

Answer 26

A cascade of complex reactions converts inactive fibrinogen to fibrin

Question 27

A blood clot formed within a blood vessel is called ________ and can block blood flow

Answer 27

Thrombus

Question 28

Where do blood cells develop from

Answer 28

A common source of stem cells in the red marrow of bones (especially in the ribs, vertebrae, sternum, and pelvis)

Question 29

Erythropoietin

Answer 29

Hormone that stimulates erythrocyte production where O2 delivery is low

Question 30

What is recombinant EPO used for by doctors

Answer 30

To treat anemia