1) The term ________ refers to the combination of plasma and the formed elements together.

A) whole blood

B) hematocrit

C) thrombocyte

D) hemopoiesis

E) packed cell volume

2) Fresh whole blood is usually collected through a procedure called

A) acupuncture.

B) transfusion.

C) venipuncture.

D) arterial puncture.

E) hematocrit.

3) The process of blood clotting is an example of which function of blood?

A) stabilizing body temperature

B) transporting dissolved gases, nutrients, hormones, and metabolic wastes

C) defending against toxins and pathogens

D) regulating the pH and ion composition of interstitial fluids throughout the body

E) restricting fluid losses at injury sites

4) In blood smear preparations, blood is collected from which type of vessel?

A) veins

B) peripheral capillaries

C) arteries

D) lymphatic ducts

E) venules

5) Plasma proteins that are necessary for blood to maintain osmotic pressure are

A) albumins.

B) fibrinogens.

C) globulins.

D) fibrin.

E) platelets.

6) Blood is approximately ________ percent plasma by volume.

A) 46-63

B) 37-54

C) 12-33

D) 25-39

E) 99.9

7) Plasma and interstitial fluid account for most of the volume of ________ in the body.

A) serum

B) lymphatic fluid

C) whole blood

D) extracellular fluid

E) packed blood

8) Which organ, a primary source of plasma proteins, synthesizes more than 90 percent of such proteins?

A) kidneys

B) spleen

C) liver

D) bone marrow

E) thymus

9) The chief difference between plasma and serum involves the

A) amount of water.

B) quantity of electrolytes.

C) quantity of organic wastes.

D) presence/absence of clotting proteins.

E) concentration of glucose.

10) Red blood cells result from the divisions of ________, which are multipotent stem cells.

A) hemocytoblasts

B) lymphoblasts

C) monoblasts

D) myeloblasts

E) progenitor cells