APHY 102: Ivy Tech Midterm Test
3 functions of blood - Answer 1. prevents fluid loss
2. transports body heat
3. prevents infection
blood is classified as what type of tissue? - Answer connective
hematopoiesis - Answer production of blood cells
transport oxygen into the blood - Answer -red blood cells
-erythrocytes
platelets are small fragments of - Answer megakaryocytes
the most abundant solute in plasma - Answer proteins
2 blood gases that are important to homeostasis - Answer oxygen and carbon dioxide
3 hemostatic mechanisms - Answer 1. vascular spasm
2. platelet plug
3. coagulation
vascular spasm - Answer short-lived mechanism in which the damaged vessel narrows to
minimize blood loss
3 nitrogenous substances found in plasm - Answer 1. urea
2. amino acids
3. creatine
most effective hemostatic mechanism - Answer coagulation
4 electrolytes found in plasma - Answer 1. calcium
2. sodium
3. potassium
3 functions of blood - Answer 1. prevents fluid loss
2. transports body heat
3. prevents infection
blood is classified as what type of tissue? - Answer connective
hematopoiesis - Answer production of blood cells
transport oxygen into the blood - Answer -red blood cells
-erythrocytes
platelets are small fragments of - Answer megakaryocytes
the most abundant solute in plasma - Answer proteins
2 blood gases that are important to homeostasis - Answer oxygen and carbon dioxide
3 hemostatic mechanisms - Answer 1. vascular spasm
2. platelet plug
3. coagulation
vascular spasm - Answer short-lived mechanism in which the damaged vessel narrows to
minimize blood loss
3 nitrogenous substances found in plasm - Answer 1. urea
2. amino acids
3. creatine
most effective hemostatic mechanism - Answer coagulation
4 electrolytes found in plasma - Answer 1. calcium
2. sodium
3. potassium
