Blood Worksheet

Chapter 8 The Blood

1. Complete the table below:

2.

True or false? If false add the correct version.


 * a) The term packed cell volume means the same as haematocrit. T / F
 * b) A haematocrit of 70% would indicate an animal was anaemic. T /F
 * c) The plasma contains 75% water. T / F
 * d) The plasma proteins include albumin, globulin and fibrinogen. T / F
 * e) Oxygen is carried in the plasma. T / F
 * f) Serum is just another name for plasma. T / F
 * g) The red blood cells of mammals have large spherical nuclei.  T / F
 * h) The shape of red blood cells helps them hold more haemoglobin. T / F
 * i) When haemoglobin combines with oxygen it changes colour. T / F
 * j) Red blood cells are made in the liver and live for over a year. T / F
 * k) There are half as many white cells as red cells in blood. T / F
 * l) All white blood cells have nuclei. T / F
 * m) Lymphocytes phagocytose bacteria. T / F

3.

Identify the blood cells illustrated below. Chose from the following: erythrocyte;       lymphocyte;        monocyte;        granulocyte

Name of cell

A B C D E

4.

Match the blood cell with the correct function/description.
 * lymphocyte; granulocyte; erythrocyte; monocyte
 * a) Makes antibodies.
 * b) Carries oxygen.
 * c) Largest blood cell.
 * d) Granules in cytoplasm, engulfs bacteria.

5.

This is NOT a function of blood.
 * a) Transporting carbon dioxide to the lungs
 * b) Transporting heat around the body
 * c) Protecting the body from infection
 * d) Producing new red blood cells.
 * e) Transporting water to the cells

6.

Match the words given below with the statements a - l.


 * adrenaline;          anaemia;           vitamin K;         bone marrow;  albumin;          haemoglobin;       calcium;          fibrinogen;  iron;              erythrocytes;   globulins;                  plasma
 * a) Most blood cells are made here.
 * b) A hormone that increases heart rate.
 * c) The pigment in red blood cells that enables them to carry large quantities of oxygen.
 * d) This mineral is necessary for blood to clot.
 * e) A protein in the blood that is essential for clotting.
 * f) This vitamin is needed for blood to clot.
 * g) A major symptom of this condition is the reduction of the amount of haemoglobin in the blood.
 * h) This plasma protein maintains the osmotic pressure of the blood.
 * i) Red blood cells.
 * j) Each haemoglobin molecule contains 4 atoms of this.
 * k) These plasma proteins are antibodies.
 * l) Carbon dioxide is carried in the blood in this.

Blood Worksheet Answers