Components of Blood Quiz

Which of the following are likely to increase in quantities when the body is under attack from bacteria?

• Erythrocytes

• Leukocytes

• Thrombocytes

Most of the volume of normal human blood is composed of:

• Red blood cells

• Plasma

• White blood cells

• Hemoglobin

The relatively clear liquid medium which carries the other cells of blood is called:

• Lipid

• Antibody

• Plasma

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Which of the following statements is true concerning human blood?

• The blood of all normal humans contains red and white cells, platelets, and plasma.

• Some human populations normally lack the ability to produce plasma.

• Proteins are not normal components of human blood.

In an average adult male (70 kg in weight; or ~155 lb), approximately what is the total volume of blood?

• 3.5 L

• 4 L

• 5 L

• 6 L

Doctors can say that a patient has an infection, if there are a lot of _________ in his blood.

• Plasma

• Oxygen

• Erythrocytes

• Leukocytes

• Thrombocytes

The most common type of leukocyte, which functions to phagocytize microorganisms and other substances?

• lymphocyte

• macrophage

• neutrophil

• Thrombocyte

Which is not a function of blood?

• Regulate body temperature

• Carry Oxygen

• Remove waste

• Reduce sugar

The major component of plasma is:

• Gases

• Ions

• Nutrients

• Water

• Proteins

Which sentence is true?

• There are trillions and trillions more red blood cells than white blood cells.

• There are trillions and trillions more white blood cells than red blood cells.