Chapter 20 The Cardiovascular System: Blood

Chapter 20  The Cardiovascular System: Blood

Complete Chapter Questions And Answers
 

Sample Questions

20.1 Multiple Choice Questions

1) What type of tissue is blood?
A) muscle tissue
B) nervous tissue
C) connective tissue
D) epithelial tissue
E) Blood does not fit into any of the typical categories.
Answer: C
Learning Outcome: 20.1
Bloom’s Taxonomy: 1-2: Remembering/Understanding

2) Blood assists in defending the body against toxins and pathogens by ________.
A) warming the tissues immediately surrounding injury sites
B) transporting white blood cells to injury or infection sites
C) increasing the swelling of injured tissues
D) decreasing the pH of injured or infected tissues
E) preventing the replication of pathogens in tissues
Answer: B
Learning Outcome: 20.1
Bloom’s Taxonomy: 1-2: Remembering/Understanding

3) Plasma proteins that attack foreign proteins and pathogens are ________.
A) clotting proteins
B) fibrinogens
C) immunoglobulins
D) albumins
E) metalloproteins
Answer: C
Learning Outcome: 20.1
Bloom’s Taxonomy: 1-2: Remembering/Understanding

4) Which of the following is the normal pH range of blood?
A) 2-3.55
B) 4.35-5.45
C) 7.35-7.45
D) 8.25-8.50
E) 9.35-9.65
Answer: C
Learning Outcome: 20.1
Bloom’s Taxonomy: 1-2: Remembering/Understanding
5) The concentration of ________ in interstitial fluid is much higher than that of plasma.
A) oxygen
B) nitrogen
C) CO2
D) ammonia
E) hydrogen
Answer: C
Learning Outcome: 20.1
Bloom’s Taxonomy: 1-2: Remembering/Understanding

6) The ________ synthesize(s) and release(s) more than 90% of the plasma proteins.
A) liver
B) brain
C) spleen
D) kidneys
E) pancreas
Answer: A
Learning Outcome: 20.1
Bloom’s Taxonomy: 1-2: Remembering/Understanding

7) About 60 percent of plasma proteins are composed of ________.
A) fibrinogen
B) lipoproteins
C) electrolytes
D) albumins
E) globulins
Answer: D
Learning Outcome: 20.1
Bloom’s Taxonomy: 1-2: Remembering/Understanding