BIOLOGY 221
Practice Quizzes - Blood
J.E. Lathrop-Davis, Assistant Professor
CCBC Catonsville

1. What are the three main functions of the circulatory system?
   a. _________________________________
   b. _________________________________
   c. _________________________________

2. What are the three main components of the circulatory system?
   a. _________________________________
   b. _________________________________
   c. _________________________________

3. What is the difference between plasma and formed elements?

4. Name any 3 electrolytes you'd find in plasma. ______ _______ _______

5. Name any 3 other solutes you'd find in plasma.

6. What is a "CBC w/diff" and why might a doctor order one?

7. a. What complex molecule is responsible for oxygen transport by blood cells? ___________
   b. What are its two main components? ________________ and _________________

8. What is hematopoiesis and where does it occur in adults?

9. ________________ is a general term that refers to any condition in which the blood has an abnormally low oxygen-carrying capacity. _____________________ is a specific example in which hemoglobin S is produced instead of the normal hemoglobin A; cells take on a characteristic quarter-moon shape when oxygen levels are low.

10. Give two other specific examples of conditions in which blood has an abnormally low oxygen-carrying capacity.

11. List the five types of white blood cells in their normal order of abundance.

12. Describe a differential WBC count and provide "normal" ranges for each type of WBC.

13. Which white blood cells:

    increase in response to parasites? _______________

    increase during local infections _______________

    produce antibodies? _______________

    are large phagocytes? _______________

14. What is hemostasis?

15. What are the 3 main phases (or mechanisms) involved in hemostasis?

1. __________________

2. __________________

3. __________________

16. What is meant by a procoagulant? _____________________ Give an example ____________________________

17. What is meant by an anticoagulant? ____________________Give an example _____________________________

18. What anticoagulant is often given for short-term control of clotting? _____________________ long-term control? _________________________

19. What two pathways may be used to produce prothrombin activator? Which is faster?

13. The goal of clotting pathways is to produce the insoluble protein _________________ from the soluble protein ___________________.