Cancer of the cells that form white blood cells, resulting in overproduction of abnormal white blood cells.
leukemia
leukocyte
anemia
plasma
2. Multiple Choice
30 seconds
1 pt
Small cell fragments that are derived from certain cells in the bone marrow.
platelets
plasma
albumins
globulins
3. Multiple Choice
1 minute
1 pt
Oxygen-transporting protein in red blood cells that gives the cells their characteristic red color.
thrombin
hematocrit
hemoglobin
hemostasis
4. Multiple Choice
30 seconds
1 pt
Stoppage of bleeding or of the circulation of blood to a part.
hemostasis
hemoglobin
phagocytosis
hematocrit
5. Multiple Choice
30 seconds
1 pt
Process by which phagocytes surround, engulf, and destroy foreign cells.
mononucleosis
Rh factor
hemostasis
phagocytosis
6. Multiple Choice
1 minute
1 pt
Classification of blood based on the presence of surface antigens on red blood cells, and the presence of antibodies to surface antigens other than one's own.
blood
blood doping
leukocyte
blood type
7. Multiple Choice
30 seconds
1 pt
Fibrous protein formed during blood clotting.
anemia
albumins
plasma
fibrin
8. Multiple Choice
30 seconds
1 pt
The most common group of proteins in blood plasma.
albumins
fibrin
anemia
globulins
9. Multiple Choice
1 minute
1 pt
A condition in which the blood's ability to carry oxygen is reduced because of a shortage of normal hemoglobin or too few red blood cells.
leukemia
fibrin
anemia
albumins
10. Multiple Choice
30 seconds
1 pt
A group of proteins in blood plasma having transport and immune functions.
fibrin
platelets
albumins
globulins
11. Multiple Choice
30 seconds
1 pt
Hormone that stimulates production of red blood cells.
neutrophil
erythropoietin
erythrocytes
thrombin
12. Multiple Choice
30 seconds
1 pt
The percentage of blood that consists of red blood cells.
hemoglobin
hematocrit
Rh factor
hemostasis
13. Multiple Choice
1 minute
1 pt
Any of the various dissolved proteins of blood plasma, including antibodies and blood-clotting proteins that act by holding fluid in blood vessels by osmosis.
clotting proteins
plasma
plasma proteins
phagocytosis
14. Multiple Choice
1 minute
1 pt
monocyte → Large agranular leukocyte that can differentiate into a macrophage that functions as a phagocyte.
True
False
15. Multiple Choice
1 minute
1 pt
leukocyte → One of several types of white blood cells (T cells and B cells) that participate in nonspecific and specific (immune) defense responses.
True
False
16. Multiple Choice
1 minute
1 pt
basophil → Granular white blood cell that increases in number due to allergic reactions.
True
False
17. Multiple Choice
1 minute
1 pt
thrombocytopenia → A deficiency of platelets in the blood; causes bleeding into the tissues, bruising, and slow blood clotting after injury.
True
False
18. Multiple Choice
1 minute
1 pt
plasma → A condition in which the blood's ability to carry oxygen is reduced because of a shortage of normal hemoglobin or too few red blood cells.
True
False
19. Multiple Choice
1 minute
1 pt
lymphocyte → Large agranular leukocyte that can differentiate into a macrophage that functions as a phagocyte.
True
False
20. Multiple Choice
1 minute
1 pt
lymphocyte → Large agranular leukocyte that can differentiate into a macrophage that functions as a phagocyte.
True
False
21. Multiple Choice
1 minute
1 pt
erythrocytes → Blood cell that transports oxygen from the lungs to the tissues, and carbon dioxide from the tissues to the lungs
True
False
22. Multiple Choice
30 seconds
1 pt
neutrophil → Most abundant type of white blood cell.
True
False
23. Multiple Choice
30 seconds
1 pt
What is hematopoisis?
formed elements
blood cell formation
erythrocyte formation
developing RBCs
24. Multiple Choice
30 seconds
1 pt
Hematopoiesis occurs where?
white bone marrow
stem cells
red bone marrow
blood vessels
25. Multiple Choice
30 seconds
1 pt
What part of blood is responsible for carrying oxygen and carbon dioxide to body cells?
Red Blood Cells
White Blood Cells
Platelets
Plasma
26. Multiple Choice
30 seconds
1 pt
What part of blood is responsible for carrying wastes, nutrients, and minerals?
Red Blood Cells
White Blood Cells
Platelets
Plasma
27. Multiple Choice
30 seconds
1 pt
Each hemoglobin molecule is able to transport_____ molecules of oxygen
1
2
3
4
28. Multiple Choice
30 seconds
1 pt
White blood cells differ from red blood cells because only they contain _______.
a biconcave shape
a nucleus and most organelles
the ability to transport both oxygen and carbon dioxide
the iron-containing molecule called hemoglobin
29. Multiple Choice
30 seconds
1 pt
The two major groups of white blood cells are______.
leukocytes and erythrocytes
platelets and megakaryocytes
neutrophils and basophils
granulocytes and agranulocytes
30. Multiple Choice
30 seconds
1 pt
What blood type is the "universal donor" because it can be donated to anyone?