Sickle Cell and Blood Components Review

Sickle cell anemia is a ____ passed down through families.

• Blood Cell

• Disorder

• Disease

• Abnormality

Red blood cells carry ___ to the body.

• Oxygen

• Crescents

• Sickles

• Carbon Dioxide

What is the protein molecule in red blood cells that carries oxygen from the lungs to the body's tissues and returns carbon dioxide from the tissue back to the lungs?

• Amylase

• Hemoglobin

• Erythropoietin

• Hydroxyurea

Which abnormal type of hemoglobin causes sickle cell anemia?

• Alpha Hemoglobin

• Beta Hemoglobin

• Hemoglobin X

• Hemoglobin S

Sickle cell anemia gets its name from the ____ shape of its cells.

• Oval

• Disc

• Crescent

• Round

What medication is given to sickle cell patients to prevent sickle cell crisis?

• Amylase

• Hemoglobin

• Erythropoietin

• Hydroxyurea

Which of the following is another name for "Red Blood Cells"?

• Leukocyte

• Thrombocyte

• Erythrocyte

Which of the following is another name for "White Blood Cells"?

• Leukocyte

• Thrombocyte

• Erythrocyte

Which of the following is another name for "Platelet"?

• Leukocyte

• Thrombocyte

• Erythrocyte

Which of the following is a cell that carries oxygen from the lungs to your body's tissues?

• Plasma

• Red Blood Cells

• White Blood Cells

• Platelets