Blood & Blood Vessels Quiz
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Cells and cell fragments, also called formed elements, are suspended in plasma.
A. TRUE
B. FALSE
The word element that refers to “cell.”
A. cyt/o
B. mon/o
C. leuk/o
D. thromb/o
Smaller arteries give rise to
A. arterioles
B. capillaries
C. venules
The blood cell with the a large surface are do to it’s shape is
A. ertyhrocyte
B. leukocyte
C. platelets
D. melanocytes
Which tunica layer is mostly smooth muscle and elastic fibers
A. intima
B. externa
C. media
What system does the body use to acheive the transporation of oxygen and nutrients to the body cells and the transporation of waste produces away from the body cells?
A. pulmonary
B. integumentary
C. cardio
D. blood
__________ is the clear, thin, and sticky fluid portion of blood that remains after coagulation. It contains no blood cells, platelets, or fibrinogen.
A. plasmam
B. water
C. blood proteins
D. serum
Which tunica is composed largely of fibrous connective tissue
A. intima
B. externa
C. media
Plasma protein that is converted to fibrin
A. leukocytes
B. lymphocytes
C. hemoglobin
D. fibrinogen
Which statement about veins is correct?
A. They all carry deoxygenated blood
B. .They carry blood away from the heart.
C. They have thick muscular walls.
D. They have valves to prevent backflow.
Which of the following statements is true about Erythropoietin (EPO)
A. increases RBC count
B. is NOT a hormone
C. released by the heart
D. stimulates red bone marrow to form RBC’s
Word element that means “blood condition”
A. -paresis
B. -lytic
C. leuk/o
D. -emia
Binds to oxygen
A. leukocytes
B. platelets
C. hemoglobin
D. fibrinogen
Blood accounts for approximately ____% of one’s total body weight.
A. 20
B. 15
C. 10
D. 8
Which tunica Rests on a basement membrane
A. intima
B. externa
C. media