Components of Blood

What percentage of plasma is made up of water?

• 100%
• 90%
• 45%
• 55%

If red blood cells are like mail men, white blood cells are like __________.

• police officers
• teachers
• politicians
• unemployed workers

Which TWO blood components do not have a nucleus?

• both red and white blood cells
• white blood cells and platelets
• all blood cells have a nucleus
• red blood cells and platelets

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

Who am I?
I am the largest (in size) blood component and have a nucleus.

• white blood cell
• red blood cell
• platelet
• hemoglobin

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

When a patient gets a blood test and has a low platelet count, this indicates that the patient likely has

• cancer
• a clotting disorder
• infection
• nothing

What part of blood is responsible for carrying oxygen and carbon dioxide to body cells?

• Erythrocytes
• Leukocytes
• Thrombocytes
• Plasma

Which leukocyte engulfs bacteria in tissues?

• neutrophils
• monocytes
• eosinophils
• basophils