Blood Worksheet
Name ______________________
(1 point each blank unless noted otherwise – 25 total points)
1. What is the blood volume of an average-sized adult? ________
2. What is another name for an erythrocyte? _____________
3. List three major groups of nutrients found in blood plasma. ___________ , ___________ ,
____________
4. What is the average life span of a red blood cell?
5. What is anemia?
6. What is luekopenia?
7. What is an anticoagulant?
8. What is the name for the process of RBC production?
9.. If your blood clumps with anti-A and anti-B sera, your ABO blood type would be __________.
a. To what ABO blood groups could your give blood? _________
b. From which ABO donor types could you receive blood ? _________
c. Which ABO blood group is most common? ________ least common ? __________
10. From what precursor cells do platelets arise?
11. How many White Blood Cells are normal per cubic millimeter?
12. What does heparin do?
13. Which blood cell transports oxygen?
14. (3 points) What are the three functions of blood?
15. What is diapedesis?
16. What is the normal pH of blood?
17. What is the normal physical color and consistency of blood? Of plasma?