Mod:1 Lesson 5: What is the composition and function of blood.

Question 1

The specialized cells suspended in the blood are called:

Answer 1

formed elements

Question 2

What is the function of plasma?

Answer 2

It provides the transportation vehicle for substances that travel from one part of the body
to another.

Question 3

The most numerous type of blood cell is the:

Answer 3

erythrocyte

Question 4

Match the following:
\_\_\_\_ most numerous type of white blood cell
\_\_\_\_ responsible for humoral immunity
\_\_\_\_ deliver oxygen to the tissues
\_\_\_\_ responsible for cellular immunity
\_\_\_\_ give rise to macrophages

A. erythrocytes
B. monocytes
C. neutrophils
D. B cells
E. T cells

Answer 4

Match the following:
C. neutrophils____ most numerous type of white blood cell

D. B cells____ responsible for humoral immunity

A. erythrocytes____ deliver oxygen to the tissues

E. T cells____ responsible for cellular immunity

B. monocytes____ give rise to macrophages

Question 5

How do platelets respond to vessel injury?

Answer 5

They plug the hole at the damage site and release substances that activate additional, more
permanent clotting mechanisms.

Question 6

A deficiency in the number of erythrocytes or amount of hemoglobin in the blood is called:

Answer 6

anemia

Question 7

Match the following:
\_\_\_\_ neutrophils
\_\_\_\_ basophils
\_\_\_\_ lymphocytes
\_\_\_\_ monocytes/macrophages

A. granulocytes
B. mononuclear cells

Answer 7

Match the following:
A. granulocytes\_\_\_\_ neutrophils
A. granulocytes\_\_\_\_ basophils
B. mononuclear cells\_\_\_\_ lymphocytes
B. mononuclear cells\_\_\_\_ monocytes/ macrophages

Question 8

Suppression of leukocyte production, a serious side effect of radiation and chemotherapy, is called:

Answer 8

leukopenia

Question 9

What are the three major types of blood vessels that carry blood throughout the cardiovascular system?

Answer 9

arteries,
capillaries,
veins