Blood Quiz

What is the process of blood cell formation called?

• Agglutination

• Hypoxia

• Hemopoiesis

• Hemolysis

What is the protein-rich fluid that remains after blood has clotted?

• Serum

• Plasma

• Hematocrit

• Hemoglobin

What is the pigment in red blood cells that carries oxygen?

• Carbaminohemoglobin

• Deoxyhemoglobin

• Oxyhemoglobin

• Rouleaux

What is the term for the destruction of red blood cells?

• Hemolyze

• Hemoglobinuria

• Hematuria

• Erythropoiesis

What is the hormone that stimulates red blood cell production?

• Hypoxia

• Agglutination

• Chemotaxis

• Erythropoietin EPO

What is the term for a decrease in the number of white blood cells?

• Leukopenia

• Leukocytosis

• Leukemia

• Lymphopoiesis

What is the term for the process of blood clotting?

• Procoagulants

• Thrombocytopoiesis

• Chemotaxis

• Coagulation

What is the average life span of an erythrocyte?

• 240 days

• 120 days

• 180 days

• 300 days

Where are plasma proteins produced?

• Kidneys

• Spleen

• Liver

• Lungs

What are the three main plasma proteins?

• Albumin, Hemoglobin, Globulin

• Globulin, Hemoglobin, Fibrinogen

• Albumin, Fibrinogen, Globulin

• Hemoglobin, Fibrinogen, Albumin