Chapter 20: Blood

Chapter 20: Blood

 

Complete Chapter Questions With Answers

 

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Chapter 20: Blood

 

Test Bank

 

TRUE/FALSE

 

1. Another term for plasma is interstitial fluid.

 

ANS:   F                      DIF:    Memorization                                     REF:    Page 599

TOP:    Composition of Blood

 

2. Direct measurements of total blood volume involve the “tagging” of red blood cells or plasma components with radioisotopes.

 

ANS:   F                      DIF:    Memorization                                     REF:    Page 599

TOP:    Blood Volume

 

3. The less fat in the body, the more blood there is per unit of body weight.

 

ANS:   T                      DIF:    Memorization                                     REF:    Page 600

TOP:    Blood Volume

 

4. In men, red blood cell counts average about 4,800,000 per cubic millimeter of blood.

 

ANS:   F                      DIF:    Memorization                                     REF:    Page 601

TOP:    Red Blood Cells (Erythrocytes)

 

5. The survival of red blood cells depends on their ability to change their shape.

 

ANS:   T                      DIF:    Memorization                                     REF:    Page 601

TOP:    Red Blood Cells (Erythrocytes)

 

6. Blood constitutes about 4% of total body weight.

 

ANS:   F                      DIF:    Memorization                                     REF:    Page 599

TOP:    Composition of Blood

 

7. Diapedesis is a process of phagocytosis and release of cytotoxic chemicals.

 

ANS:   F                      DIF:    Memorization                                     REF:    Page 606

TOP:    Granulocytes

 

8. Eosinophils are the least numerous of the white blood cells, numbering only 0.5% to 1% of the total leukocyte count.

 

ANS:   F                      DIF:    Memorization                                     REF:    Page 607

TOP:    Granulocytes