Human Physiology Chapter 13 Test Bank
with Correct Answers 2025
1) The circulatory system helps to maintain normal body temperature. True or False -
Correct Ans-TRUE
2) Transportation functions of the circulatory system include ________.
A) carrying oxygen and carbon dioxide
B) carrying metabolic waste
C) carrying leukocytes
D) carrying absorbed products of digestion
E) All of the choices are correct. - Correct Ans-E
3) The circulatory system is able to provide regulation of other body systems by
circulating ________.
A) clotting
B) hormones
C) immunity
D) blood gases - Correct Ans-B
4) How does the circulatory system function in a protective role in the body?
A) Prevents blood loss through clotting
B) Leukocytes fight infection
C) Delivers leukocytes to areas of inflammation and infection
D) All of the choices are correct. - Correct Ans-D
5) Interstitial fluid is derived from ________.
A) lymph
B) cells
C) plasma
D) formed elements - Correct Ans-C
6) Arteries usually carry oxygen-rich blood toward the heart. True or False - Correct
Ans-FALSE
7) The "buffy coat" is made up of thrombocytes and leukocytes. True or False - Correct
Ans-TRUE
8) I Damage to capillaries would prevent cells from exchanging gases and nutrients with
one another. True or False - Correct Ans-FALSE
9) Dark red colored blood would be found in the ________, traveling to the ________.
A) arteries; heart
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B) veins; heart
C) heart; veins
D) capillaries; arteries - Correct Ans-B
10) How much blood does the average-sized adult have?
A) 2 liters
B) 4 liters
C) 5 liters
D) 7 liters - Correct Ans-C
11) A normal hematocrit for women would be ________.
A) 30%
B) 40%
C) 48%
D) 52% - Correct Ans-B
12) If blood was only serum, it would lack the ability to stop bleeding when necessary.
True or False - Correct Ans-TRUE
13) The major plasma protein is ________.
A) alpha globulin
B) beta globulin
C) fibrinogen
D) albumin - Correct Ans-D
14) Decreased liver protein synthesis would cause the amount of ________ and
________ in the blood to be decreased.
A) thromboplastin; RBCs
B) RBCs; WBCs
C) albumin; fibrinogen
D) platelets; albumin - Correct Ans-C
15) Blood globulins include which of the following types?
A) Alpha globulins
B) Beta globulins
C) Gamma globulins
D) All of the choices are correct. - Correct Ans-D
16) Which blood globulin is an antibody that helps fight infection?
A) Alpha globulin
B) Beta globulin
C) Gamma globulin
D) None of the choices are correct. - Correct Ans-C
17) Individuals with an increased hematocrit would likely be anemic. True or False -
Correct Ans-FALSE
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18) A normal red blood cell count is in the range of ________ /mm3.
A) 4.23-5.98 million
B) 4,300-10,800
C) 120-220
D) 130,000-400,000 - Correct Ans-A
19) Having no nucleus, a biconcave shape, and the function of gas transport would
describe a ________.
A) red blood cell
B) platelet
C) white blood cell
D) albumin - Correct Ans-A
20) Which part of the red blood cell can bind to oxygen?
A) Globin part of hemoglobin
B) Cell cytoplasm
C) Heme part of hemoglobin
D) Plasma membrane - Correct Ans-C
21) Iron is transported in the blood by the protein ________.
A) globin
B) fibrinogen
C) transferrin
D) albumin - Correct Ans-C
22) A patient has a large portion of his stomach removed during a weight reduction
surgery. Following this procedure, he experiences fatigue and is short of breath upon
exertion. His surgery most likely resulted in ________.
A) iron-deficiency anemia
B) pernicious anemia
C) aplastic anemia
D) leukemia - Correct Ans-B
23) Polycythemia would be induced by ________ in the blood.
A) decreased oxygen
B) increased oxygen
C) decreased carbon dioxide
D) increased infection - Correct Ans-A
24) Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of white blood cells?
A) Have nuclei and mitochondria
B) Have amoeboid movement
C) Can leave blood vessels
D) Make up the major formed element - Correct Ans-D
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