Blood and Lymph Quiz - Test A
Multiple Choice: Select the best answer and place its letter (use capitals only) on the
appropriate space on your answer sheet. Use capitals only.
1. Which of the following, is NOT a similarity between
lymphatic vessels and circulatory veins?
A) Valves
B) Use of muscular contraction to drive fluid through vessel
C) Carry erythrocytes in portion of the fluid they carry
D) Carry specialized white blood cells
E) Carry water in portion of the fluid they carry
2. Which of the following cleans the blood?
A) Spleen
C) Lacteals
B) Tonsils
D) Thymus
E) None of the above clean blood.
3. Which of the following proteins is found in abundance on an erythrocyte?
A) Albumin
B) Hemoglobin
C) Fibrinogen
D) Immunoglobulin
E) Pepsin
4. A person with normal blood volume and white blood cell count, but low red blood
cell count or low hemoglobin content may be suffering from...
A) Hemophilia
C) Blood Poisoning
D) Mononucleosis
E) Anemia
5. Aged red blood cells are destroyed and recycled in the...
A) Red bone marrow
B) Thymus Gland
C) Lymph Nodes
D) Spleen and Liver
E) Capillaries
6. Neutrophils and Lymphocytes are types of...
A) Thrombocytes
B) Red Blood Cells
C) Leukocytes
D) Plasma Proteins
E) Both B and A
7. The two key enzymes responsible in the clotting process are...
A) Prothrombin Activator and Thrombin
B) Prothrombin Activator and Fibrin
C) Platelets and Fibrin
D) Prothrombin and Vitamin K
E) Albumin and Hemoglobin
8. Firefighters must be careful not to become poisoned by carbon monoxide. Why is carbon
monoxide so harmful?
A) Carbon Monoxide kills red blood cells
B) Hemoglobin is denatured by Carbon Monoxide.
C) Two carbon monoxides combine with an oxygen to produce two carbon dioxides causing
the person to die from a lack of oxygen.
D) Carbon Monoxide combines with hemoglobin and cytochrome oxidase more readily than
oxygen will. This carbon monoxide stays combined for hours, making oxygen unavailable
for cellular respiration.
E) Carbon monoxide acts to stimulate cancerous growths.
9. The element in your blood necessary for the clotting process is...
A) Phosphorous
B) Vitamin K
C) Iron
D) Sodium
E) Calcium
10. The long insoluble threads of a blood clot initially originate from the joining
together of shorter thread-like filamentous proteins called…
A) Fibrinogen
B) Thrombin
C) Collagen
D) Prothrombin
E) Fibrin
11. White blood cells filled with enzyme containing spheres are classified as...
A) Granular Erythrocytes
B) Granular Thrombocytes
C) Agranular Leukocytes
D) Agranular Thrombocytes
E) None of the above
12. The multipotent stem cells that divide and differentiate to give
rise to all types of formed element cells/cell fragments are located in...
A) The Thymus
B) Red Bone Marrow
C) Yellow Bone Marrow
D) Spleen
E) Plasma
13. Which of the following most accurately describes the structure and function of a
red blood cell?
ANSWER
Structure
Function
A
Cell Fragment
Initiates Clotting
B
Has a Nucleus
Transports Oxygen
C
Biconcave
Fights Infection
D
No Nucleus
Eventually gives rise to Bilirubin
E
Amoeboid Shape
Produces Antibodies
14. Which of the following would NOT normally be found in blood plasma?
A) Carbon Dioxide
B) Albumin
C) Glucose
D) Urea
E) Prothrombin
F) All of the above are normally found in Plasma
Use the diagram below to answer question #15
15. In the diagram above the structure that the arrow is pointing at is most properly
called ...
A) A leukocyte
B) An erythrocyte
C) A thrombocyte
D) A myocyte
E) A hemocyte
OVER 
16. Which of the following would best represent a specific immune response?
A) Histamine being released after you were stung by a wasp.
B) Platelets releasing Thrombin
C) Hemoglobin protein changing shape to pick up oxygen
D) B-lymphocytes building Antibodies against a virus.
E) Macrophages phagocytizing bacteria.
17. Which is not a key function of Blood?
A) Transportation of nutrients and wastes.
B) Circulation to help regulate body temperature.
C) Helping fight infection
D) Production of bone marrow
18. Which is NOT part of the lymphatic system?
A) Thymus Gland
C) Thyroid Gland
B) Spleen
D) Bone Marrow
E) Adenoids
19. The blood vessel shown below that carries blood from the heart to the brain is
the….
A)
B)
C)
D)
E)
Jugular Artery
Brachial Artery
Coronary Artery
Carotid Artery
Mesenteric Artery
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