Name of Student: Blood Quiz
Royal Institute of Health and Allied Sciences, Rawalpindi
Blood Quiz
1. A protein in the plasma which contributes to the osmotic pressure of blood is .
A) elastin
B) prothrombin
C) albumin
D) thrombin
2. A woman with blood type O has a baby with blood type O. The father .
A) must be type O only.
B) could be A, B or O, but in no way AB.
C) could possibly be AB.
D) is Rh-.
3. Active macrophages that work in long-term cleanup of tissues are called .
A) neutrophils
B) eosinophils
C) basophils
D) lymphocytes
E) monocytes
4. Although it carries much oxygen, is more attracted to pesticides and
carbon monoxide.
A) hemoglobin
B) plasma
C) thrombin
D) white blood cells
5. The normal pH of blood is in the range of ; therefore, a pH of 7.10 would be a
condition called .
A) 7.00 – 7.15, alkalosis
B) 7.35 – 7.45, acidosis
C) 7.25 – 7.55, acidosis
D) 7.35 – 7.55, alkalosis
E) 7.25 – 7.55, alkalosis
6. Which of the following is NOT a function of blood?
A) To regulate body temperature.
B) To increase fluid loss.
C) To transport nutrients.
D) To regulate pH.
7. Each of the following is a characteristic of red blood cells EXCEPT that they .
A) live about 30 days.
B) are formed in the red bone marrow.
C) are anucleate.
D) contain hemoglobin.
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8. Each of the following occurs when blood clots after a cut EXCEPT:
A) platelets release clotting factor.
B) thromboplastin converts prothrombin into thrombin.
C) thrombin converts fibrin into fibrinogen.
D) fibrin filaments trap cells to produce a clot.
9. Fragments of megakaryocytes that rupture into pieces are responsible for clotting are called
.
A) WBCs
B) RBCs
C) Antibodies
D) platelets
10. Hematopoiesis primarily occurs in:
A) most flat bones and the epiphyses of certain long bones.
B) the kidneys.
C) the liver.
D) irregular bones.
11. In a normal sample of centrifuged blood, the buffy coat accounts for:
A) approximately 10 percent of whole blood.
B) all of the white blood cells and plasma.
C) the top portion of the centrifuged blood.
D) approximately 1 percent of blood volume.
12. Neutrophils,
eosinophils, and basophils are alike in that they .
A) lack a defined nucleus.
B) are granulocytes.
C) release histamine.
D) are the only phagocytic leukocytes.
13. The fluid that leaks into the
tissues from the blood is .
A) useless.
B) harmful.
C) lymph.
D) plasma.
14. The largest of the WBCs is the
A) eosinophil.
B) monocyte.
C) basophil.
D) neutrophil.
E) lymphocyte.
15. Which WBC has a very thin rim of cytoplasm and a large, spherical nucleus?
A) neutrophil
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B) eosinophil
C) basophil
D) lymphocyte
E) monocyte
16. Which WBC increases during allergic reactions and parasitic worm infections?
A) eosinophils
B) basophils
C) neutrophils
D) lymphocytes
E) monocytes
17. Which WBC releases histamine at sites of inflammation?
A) neutrophil
B) eosinophil
C) basophil
D) lymphocyte
E) monocyte
18. Unlike red blood cells, white blood cells
.
A) contain hemoglobin
B) are biconcave
C) have a nucleus
D) live for one week
19. When oxygen levels are low, the is stimulated to
release .
A) liver, calcitonin
B) bone, oxygen
C) kidney, erythropoietin
D) Bone, erythropoietin
20. Approximately 55 percent of blood is
.
A) plasma
B) red blood cells
C) white blood cells
D) lymph
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Solutions
1. C
2. B
3. E
4. A
5. B
6. B
7. A
8. C
9. D
10. A
11. D
12. B
13. C
14. D
15. A
16. A
17. C
18. C
19. C
20. A
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