Immune System

Which component of blood is responsible for helping to stop bleeding?

• platelets
• red blood cells
• white blood cells
• plasma

Which component of blood is responsible for carrying oxygen?

• red blood cell
• white blood cell
• platelets
• plasma

What is the name of the protein that is released by the platelets?

• hemoglobin
• glucose
• fibrin
• carbon dioxide

Where are blood cells produced in the body?

• the heart
• bone marrow
• the brain
• in the blood

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Red blood cells are made up mostly of this protein. (Hint: Oxygen attaches to it.)

• fibrin
• hemoglobin
• carbon dioxide
• platelets

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The fluid portion of blood that carries blood cells, glucose, proteins, fats, and wastes throughout the body.

• red blood cells
• white blood cells
• plasma
• platelets

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What is the function of a white blood cell?

• find and destroy disease-causing organisms
• deliver oxygen to body cells
• helps clot blood (stops bleeding)
• helps the blood components flow throughout the body

The proteins found on the surface of RBCs that allow us to type blood as A, B, O or AB are called

• antigens

• antibodies

• aggluntates

• Rh factors

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What is produced by your body in response to foreign antigens, such as the wrong type of blood?

• agglutinates

• clotting factors

• phagocytes

• antibodies

What is the reaction between antigens and antibodies that allow you to determine blood type?

• clotting

• agglutination

• aggregation

• antibody production