The Blood Connective Tissue Function

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What is the liquid portion of circulating blood called?

Serum

Plasma (correct)

Erythrocytes

Leukocytes

Where does the process of blood cell formation take place?

Red bone marrow (correct)

Liver

Spleen

Yellow bone marrow

Which component of blood carries oxygen from the lungs to the tissues?

Thrombocytes

Leukocytes

Plasma

Erythrocytes (correct)

What is the percentage of cells in the composition of blood?

45 Signup and view all the answers

What is the term for the process of blood cell formation?

Hematopoiesis Signup and view all the answers

Which type of blood cell is responsible for clotting and minimizing bleeding from ruptured blood vessels?

Platelets Signup and view all the answers

What is the term for the liquid portion of circulating blood from which serum is formed upon clotting?

Plasma Signup and view all the answers

Where does the process of blood cell formation, known as hemopoiesis, primarily take place?

Red bone marrow Signup and view all the answers

What is the percentage of blood volume occupied by cells and platelets?

~45% Signup and view all the answers

What is the total approximate volume of blood in a 70 kg man?

~7.0L Signup and view all the answers

What is the main function of the scolex in a tapeworm?

To attach to the intestinal mucosa of the host Signup and view all the answers

In which order of Cestodes would you find parasites with a scolex bearing four suckers or acetabula?

Cyclophyllidea Signup and view all the answers

Where does continuous generation of body segments (proglottids) occur in a tapeworm?

Neck Signup and view all the answers

What is the region where a tapeworm's trunk comprises a chain of proglottids or segments?

Trunk (strobila) Signup and view all the answers

Which class do Cestodes belong to?

Cestoidea Signup and view all the answers

Where are the adult tapeworms mainly found in humans?

Small intestine Signup and view all the answers

What is the term for tapeworms having both male and female sex organs in each mature segment?

Hermaphrodites Signup and view all the answers

What is the name of the embryo inside the tapeworm egg?

Oncosphere Signup and view all the answers

Which tapeworms follow a life cycle involving two hosts: a definitive host and an intermediate host?

Cestodes Signup and view all the answers

In which type of tapeworms does the uterus release operculated eggs generating ciliated larvae?

Pseudophyllidean tapeworms Signup and view all the answers

Which tapeworm solely requires humans as hosts?

Hymenolepis Signup and view all the answers

Where does Diphyllobothrium Latum typically reside in the human body?

Small intestine Signup and view all the answers

Which tapeworm is the largest infecting humans?

Diphyllobothrium Latum Signup and view all the answers

Which tapeworm is the smallest infecting humans?

Hymenolepis nana Signup and view all the answers

Where is diphyllobothriasis caused by Diphyllobothrium most prevalent?

Central and Northern Europe Signup and view all the answers