Quiz questions Flashcards
Blood plasma can only exit the circulatory system to become interstitial fluid at the level of a ____.
Capillary
Which of these cells of the blood does not contain a nucleus?
Red blood cell
Which of these cells of the blood is responsible for forming a blood clot when a blood vessel is damaged?
platelet
Which of these is the protein contained by every red blood cell that allows this cell to hold oxygen atoms?
Hemogoblin
Which of these cells is an adaptive immune cell?
T cell
Would you expect a neutrophil to have a nucleus, endoplasmic reticulum and golgi apparatus/complex/stack?
Yes
Would you expect to find a nucleus, endoplasmic reticulum and golgi apparatus/complex/stack in a platelet?
No
Actin is a common cytoskeletal protein in every cell. Should you find actin in blood plasma?
No
Which of these fluid compartments surrounds every cell of the body?
Interstitial fluid
Which of these body fluid compartments contains “more” glucose at any one time (per unit of volume)?
Blood plasma
If 1oz of blood plasma exits a capillary in your fingertip, which of these is correct?
1oz of interstitial fluid is returned to the blood plasma
Which of these terms correctly defines the movement of a solute (particle) in water from a highly concentrated area to an area of the fluid where there are fewer of these same solutes?
diffusion