Biology Of Humans Concepts Applications And Issues 6th Edition By Judith – Test Bank

Chapter 11 Blood

11.1 Multiple Choice Questions

1) Some of these blood proteins are antibodies.
A) albumins
B) fibrins
C) glucoses
D) globulins
Answer: D
Bloom’s Taxonomy: Knowledge/Comprehension
Learning Outcome: 11.2
Section: 11.2

2) George is stuck out in the hot, dry desert without any water, and he is sweating a lot. Which of these components of the blood should decrease?
A) glucose
B) red blood cells
C) platelets
D) plasma
Answer: D
Bloom’s Taxonomy: Knowledge/Comprehension
Learning Outcome: 11.2
Section: 11.2

3) Which of these is part of the defense against parasites, such as tapeworms and hookworms, that have invaded the body?
A) neutrophils
B) lymphocytes
C) eosinophils
D) monocytes
Answer: C
Bloom’s Taxonomy: Knowledge/Comprehension
Learning Outcome: 11.2
Section: 11.2

4) Which of these white blood cells gives rise to plasma cells, which can then produce antibodies?
A) T lymphocytes
B) monocytes
C) eosinophils
D) B lymphocytes
Answer: D
Bloom’s Taxonomy: Knowledge/Comprehension
Learning Outcome: 11.2
Section: 11.2
5) Stan, a champion athlete, sleeps up in the mountains at 10,000 feet every night to increase his red blood cell count for better athletic performance. Which hormone increases to make that possible?
A) hemoglobin
B) erythropoietin
C) Rh factor
D) fibrin
Answer: B
Bloom’s Taxonomy: Knowledge/Comprehension
Learning Outcome: 11.2
Global LO: G5
Section: 11.2

6) The liquid portion of the blood that consists of about 55% of the total volume of blood is referred to as ________.
A) stem cells
B) leukocytes
C) plasma
D) platelets
Answer: C
Bloom’s Taxonomy: Knowledge/Comprehension
Learning Outcome: 11.2
Section: 11.2

7) To which of the following substances does hemoglobin most readily bind?
A) oxygen
B) bilirubin
C) carbon monoxide
D) erythropoietin
Answer: C
Bloom’s Taxonomy: Knowledge/Comprehension
Learning Outcome: 11.2
Section: 11.2

8) Which protein transports oxygen in the bloodstream?
A) plasminogen
B) hemoglobin
C) erythropoietin
D) thrombin
Answer: B
Bloom’s Taxonomy: Knowledge/Comprehension
Learning Outcome: 11.2
Section: 11.2

9) Which of these leukocytes are the most abundant and begin to phagocytize pathogens to reduce the spread of infection?
A) eosinophils
B) monocytes
C) basophils
D) neutrophils
Answer: D
Bloom’s Taxonomy: Knowledge/Comprehension
Learning Outcome: 11.2
Section: 11.2

10) If a person were to receive such a high dose of radiation that all of the cells were to die in this area, anemia would develop. This place is the ________.
A) red bone marrow
B) yellow bone marrow
C) thymus
D) lymph nodes
Answer: A
Bloom’s Taxonomy: Knowledge/Comprehension
Learning Outcome: 11.2
Global LO: G7
Section: 11.2