Chapter 11 (CO): Blood

COMPLETION

1.Blood plasma makes up approximately __________% to __________% of the total blood.

ANS: 52, 62

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2.The respiratory gas that is transported mainly in blood plasma is _______________________.

ANS: carbon dioxide

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3.Blood plasma is able to transport waste products because water is a(n) _____________________.

ANS: solvent

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4.The plasma protein that pulls tissue fluid into capillaries is ______________________.

ANS: albumin

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5.The albumin in blood plasma is produced by the ________________ and is important to maintain normal ________________________.

ANS:

liver, blood volume

liver, blood pressure

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6.Plasma proteins called alpha and beta globulins are produced by the __________________, and they function as ____________________.

ANS: liver, carrier molecules

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7.The gamma globulins in blood plasma are _____________________ that are produced by the cells called _____________________.

ANS: antibodies, lymphocytes

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8.The precursor cell for all of the kinds of blood cells is the _____________________.

ANS: stem cell

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9.The primary hemopoietic tissue is _______________________________.

ANS: red bone marrow

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10.All of the kinds of blood cells are produced in _________________________, which is found in ______________________.

ANS:

red bone marrow, flat bones

red bone marrow, irregular bones

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11.Lymphatic tissue is found in the ______________________, and produces some _______________________.

ANS:

spleen, lymphocytes

lymph nodes, lymphocytes

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12.A count of 5.2 million cells per microliter of blood is within the normal range for ______________.

ANS: red blood cells

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13.A count of 8600 cells per microliter of blood is within the normal range for __________________.

ANS: white blood cells

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14.A count of 275,000 cells per microliter of blood is within the normal range for _________________.

ANS: platelets

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15.The part of a CBC that measures the percentage of RBCs in a sample of blood is the ______________________, and a normal range is _________% to _________%.

ANS: hematocrit, 38, 48

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16.The normal hematocrit has a range of _________________ to ________________.

ANS: 38%, 48%

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17.The hemoglobin value in a CBC has a normal range of ________ to ________ grams/100 mL of blood.

ANS: 12, 18

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18.A value of 15 grams/100 mL of blood would be normal for the __________________ value in a CBC.

ANS: hemoglobin

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19.The function of RBCs is to ____________________.

ANS: carry oxygen

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20.Within RBCs, the essential mineral is _________________ because it is part of ______________________.

ANS: iron, hemoglobin

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