LT#9 Blood

Sickle red blood cells have a decreased ability to carry 

• nutrients
• wastes
• oxygen
• proteins

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NGSS.MS-LS1-2

NGSS.MS-LS3-1

Normal RBC

• A

• B

What shape do the affected cells form in

• long tube cells
• crescent shaped cells
• small cells
• disc shaped cells

The extracellular matrix of blood is called

• plasma
• erythrocytes
• buffy coat
• lympocytes

Which blood cells are most abundant in the body?

• erythrocytes
• platelets
• lymphocytes
• eosinophils

If you have a high white blood cell count, which of these would you have?

• leukopenia
• leukocytosis
• polycythemia
• anemia

Human blood is _______

• Alkaline
• Neutral
• Acidic
• Sweet tasting

The three step process that stops blood flowing from a cut is called _________

• hemostasis
• homeostasis
• coagulation
• agglutination

Where does hematopoiesis take place, producing new RBCs?

• red bone marrow
• yellow bone marrow
• synovial membrane
• articular cartilage

Antibodies binding to antigens on RBCs causes a clumping known as __________

• agglutination
• coagulation
• clotting cascade
• hemolysis