Blood

plasma minus the clotting proteins is called

• serum

• plasma

• lymph

• blood

Blood is 4 1/2 to 5 1/2 times the viscosity of water.

true or false

• true

• false

• 3 times the viscosity of water

• equal to the viscosity of water

The two categories or classifications of white blood cells are:

• Granulocytes

• Erythrocytes

• Thrombocytes

• Non-granulocytes

What is the average amount of blood in the human body?

• 4 quarts

• 5 quarts

• 6 quarts

• 7 quarts

The thickness of blood is referred to as its

• Viscosity

• Density

• Fluidity

• Consistency

What makes up 45% of the volume of blood?

• plasma

• formed elements, blood cells or corpuscles

• nutrients

• hormones

These are the smallest of the formed elements; they do not have a nucleus, but they develop in red bone marrow.

• red blood cells

• white blood cells

• thrombocyte or platelets

• plasma cells

What are the two portions of hemoglobin?

• heme and globin

• iron and protein

• oxygen and carbon dioxide

• plasma and serum

What are the two portions to whole blood?

• formed elements, blood cells or corpuscles and plasma

• white blood cells and platelets

• serum and red blood cells

• plasma and lymph

The function of RBC’s or erythrocytes is to

• transport oxygen (nutrients) AND carbon dioxide (wastes)

• produce hormones

• fight infections

• regulate body temperature