Ch. 14 and 15 Practice Test: Blood and the Cardiovascular
System
1.
The percentage of solids in a sample of human blood is normally about _____%
2.
The biconcave cells in blood that lack nuclei when they are mature are what type of cell?
3.
The normal white blood cell count is _______
4.
Describe platelets
5.
Type AB blood contains which antigens
6.
What is the primary function of lymphocytes?
7.
Which type of white blood cells are most active as phagocytes?
8.
When is Erythroblastosis fetalis is most likely to become a problem in Rh-negative mothers ?
9.
Basophils release heparin. What is the major function of heparin?
10.
The condition called cyanosis is caused by an increased blood concentration of what?
11.
What is pus composed of?
12.
Erythroblastosis fetalis can be prevented by treating the mother with what?
13.
Oxyhemoglobin is ______ in color, whereas deoxyhemoglobin is ______ in color.
14.
Leukocytosis is an increase in WBC count above 10,000/mm3 blood and occurs when?
15.
Blood platelets are also known as_________________________
16.
Which blood type is the most common in the US?
17.
After blood type AB, which is the second most rare blood type in the US?
18.
What percent of the population in the US has blood type AB?
19.
What percentage of the US population is Rh negative?
20.
Transfusions to the fetus and neonate with Rh negative blood are used with babies diagnosed with
erythroblastosis to prevent what?
21. The inner lining of the wall of the heart is called _______________________
22. Describe the systemic circuit
23. How many liters of blood does a heart pump in a 24 hour period?
24. What are factors that seem to increase the susceptibility to atherosclerosis?
25. Describe the pulmonary circuit
26. What is the average number of heart beats in a lifetime?
27. Describe the following:
arrhythmia
hypertension
cerebral vascular accident
ventricular fibrillation
cyanosis
28. The tough outer-most sac around the heart is the ______________________
29. Describe the arterial disease atherosclerosis.
30. When the ventricular walls contract, which valves close to prevent back flow of blood into the atriums?
31. Describe the layers of the heart and their functions
EpicardiumMyocardiumEndocardium32. Know the pathway of the blood through the heart.
33. Which type of blood vessel holds the greatest volume of blood?
34. Know the location of the heart.
35. Know the location of the chambers and valves of the heart.
36. The right atrium receives blood directly from what two veins?
37. What are the major functions of blood?
38. An average adult body has about how many liters of blood in their body?
39. Thrombocytes are also known as _________________
40. Erythrocytes are also known as _________________
41. Leukocytes are also known as _____________________
42. The shape of a red blood cell allows them to do what?
43-46 Refer back to #27
47-49 Refer to #31
50. Pericarditis is a painful inflammation of the pericardium that is usually caused by what?
51. What are the symptoms of agglutination?
52. Describe antigens.
53. Describe antibodies.
54. Type O blood will clot in the presence of which antibody?
55. Type AB blood will clot in the presence of which antibody?
56. Type A blood will clot in the presence of which antibody?
57. Type B blood will clot in the presence of which antibody?
58. Which type of blood is called the “universal donor”
59. Which type of blood is called the “universal recipient”
60. Rh-positive blood will clot in the presence of what?
61. Rh-negative blood will clot in the presence of what?
62. Describe arteries
63. Describe veins
64. Describe capillaries
65.
An erythrocyte is about one-third hemoglobin by volume.
A. True
66.
In an adult, red blood cells are produced primarily in the liver.
A. True
67.
B. False
B. False
Blood volume varies with body size
A. True
B. False
Bonus Question: Worth 5 extra credit points towards this test. Using the following vocabulary write a narrative
of the pathway of the blood through the heart on the back of your answer sheet. Please write lightly so that your
test can still scan. Please underline your key vocabulary
Mandatory vocabulary: Right and Left pulmonary arteries; Aorta; Right and Left pulmonary veins, Left atrium;
Right atrium; Superior and Inferior vena cava; Tricuspid valve; Bicuspid valve; Pulmonary valve; Aortic valve;
Right ventricle; Left ventricle