Blood Components

Question 1

Plasma

Answer 1

Liquid medium that transports nutrients

Question 2

Red Blood Cells (RBC)

Answer 2

Carry oxygen from lungs to tissues and CO2 back to lungs

Question 3

White Blood Cells (WBC)

Answer 3

Fight infection and immune response

Question 4

Platelets

Answer 4

Clot blood to prevent bleeding

Question 5

What is the secondary name for Red Blood Cells?

Answer 5

Erythrocytes

Question 6

What is the secondary name for White Blood Cells?

Answer 6

Leukocytes

Question 7

What is the secondary name for Platelets?

Answer 7

Thrombocytes

Question 8

What are some characteristics of oxygenated blood?

Answer 8

• Bright red
• found in arteries
  -found in pulmonary veins (Exception)

Question 9

What are some characteristics of deoxygenated blood?

Answer 9

• Dark red
• found in veins
  -found in pulmonary artery (Exception)

Question 10

What tissue are arteries and veins made of?

Answer 10

Smooth muscle

Question 11

What tissue are capillaries made of?

Answer 11

Connective/Simple Squamous to let cells pass through

Question 12

Compared to arteries and veins, is there the same, fewer, or more capillaries?

Answer 12

More because capillaries only let one line of cells through; therefore, there must be multiple

Question 13

Arteries go which way?

Answer 13

Away from the heart (Arteries, Away/ both A)

Question 14

Veins go which way?

Answer 14

Towards the heart (Think V in Veins x 2 = W for toWards)

Question 15

The Biggest Artery is…?

Answer 15

Aorta

Question 16

The Smallest Arteries are called…?

Answer 16

Arterioles

Question 17

The Biggest Vein is…?

Answer 17

Vena Cava

Question 18

The Smallest Veins are called..?

Answer 18

Venules

Question 19

In Arteries, blood pressure is…?

Answer 19

High

Question 20

In Veins, blood pressure is…?

Answer 20

Low

Question 21

Which vessel has valves?

Answer 21

Veins (V for valves and Veins)

Question 22

Which has a thicker diameter?

Answer 22

Arteries