Lab #2 Information Quiz Flashcards
What hormone produced in the kidneys and liver, stimulates red blood cell production?
Erythrpoietin
All of the following are types of white blood cells except
Erythocytes
The hepatic portal vein collects blood from the vessels that drain all of the following organs except
the liver
..explain the benefit of red blood cells ejecting their nuclei..?
This allows the cells to carry more oxygen to the tissues.
Which organs produces plasma proteins?
Liver
If your friend asked you to explain the composition of blood plasma, which of the following would you most likely say?
It is composed of water, proteins, nutrients, hormones.
Which of the following accurately compares the blood traveling from the lungs and the blood traveling to the lungs?
The blood traveling from the lungs is oxygenated, whereas the blood traveling to the lungs is deoxygenated.
..explain the distinguishing characteristics of leukocytes and erythrocytes.
Leukocytes originate from hematopoetic stem cells in the bone marrow whereas erythrocytes originate in the heart.
Blood is a…………tissue?
Connective
Which of the following statements accurately compares two types of white blood cells?
Neutrophils consume bacteria through phagocytosis, whereas basophils are involved in controlling allergic reactions.
Which of the following is similarily among red blood cells, white blood cells, and platelets?
They originate in red bone marrow inside the bones. They all come from hemocytoblasts.
What is the main function of red blood cells?
To transport oxygen from the lungs to the body’s cells.
Which of the following accurately compares the functions of red blood cells and white blood cells?
Red blood cells transport oxygen to body tissues, whereas WBC defend the body against disease.
Large cells called…….in red bone marrow shed cell fragments that enter circulation as platelets.
Megakaryocytes
which of the following is the largest component of blood?
Plasma
