Blood and it's role in transportation

Which of the following is NOT a function of blood?

• Protection

• Maintaining body temperature

• Transportation

• Pumping blood

Visible in this image are

• leucocytes

• erythcocytes

• thrombocytes

• erythrocytes

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Which of the following is not part of the blood's formed elements?

• plasma

• erythrocytes

• leucocytes

• thrombocytes

Thrombocytes are more commonly known as

• red blood cells

• platelets

• capillaries

• white blood cells

Plasma is a solution, containing many solutes. Which of the following is NOT one of those solutes?

• red blood cells

• amino acids

• glucose

• sodium ions (Na⁺)

Which of the following shows most accurately the percentage of plasma that is water?

• 90%

• 75%

• 65%

• 55%

Which of the following shows the percentage of blood that is NOT plasma?

• 45%

• 55%

• 65%

• 75%

Some parts of the blood can remove dead or injured cells from the body. These are the

• leucocytes

• thrombocytes

• erythrocytes

• bacteria

You probably have around this many litres of blood in you.

• 3.5

• 4.5

• 6.5

• 7.5

Erythrocytes have no nucleus. The advantage of this is that it allows

• the erythrocytes to flow wherever the blood takes them

• easy blood clotting

• greater capacity for oxygen-carrying

• haemoglobin to be synthesised