1. What are the components of the circulatory system?
Answer: Heart, blood vessels,and blood
2. The type of blood cells that help fight infection are
Answer: Leukocytes
3. The process of producing the formed elements of blood is called
Answer: -hematopoiesis.
4. Which of the following is not a function of blood?
Answer: Produces hormones
5. If you need to examine antibodies against a virus in a patient, which part ofthe blood will
you need?
Answer: Plasma
6. An athlete is training for a marathon, which hormone do you think may helpin enhancing the
performance in the competition?
Answer: erythropoietin
7. As a result of liver failure, blood protein concentration:
Answer: decreases and wateraccumulates in tissue spaces
8. In blood plasma, the % of water is approximately:
Answer: 92%
9. "Formed elements" in our blood include:
Answer: blood cells and platelets
10. Between all three plasma proteins, which is the most abundant?
Answer: Albumin
11. Plasma resembles serum but has which additional protein?
Answer: Fibrinogen
12. Centrifugation of blood gives a buffy coat. This does NOT contain
.
Answer: erythrocytes
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