Blood

Which of the following is NOT a formed elements (living blood cells)?

• erythrocytes

• leukocytes

• plasma

• platelets

What is plasma?

• the liquid matrix of blood

• the red blood cells in blood

• the white blood cells in blood

• the platelets in blood

Red Blood Cells make up 45% of blood volume and function to __________

• carry nitrogen using hemoglobin

• carry carbon using hemoglobin

• carry oxygen using hemoglobin

• carry hydrogen using hemoglobin

What is the function of a white blood cell (leukocytes)?

• immune response

• sensory response

• pain response

• nervous response

Platelets are used to ______.

• transport gases

• transport nutrients

• immune response

• create blood clots/stop bleeding

RBCs generate ATP _______ so as not to use up the oxygen they are transporting.

• aerobically

• anaerobically

• light reaction

• dark reaction

Neutrophil function:

• attracted to sites of inflammation

• destroy invaders by releasing enzymes that digest it away

• vasodilator (dilate blood vessels)

• yield antibodies - cells made to recognize invaders and attack

Eosinophil function:

• attracted to sites of inflammation

• destroy invaders by releasing enzymes that digest it away

• vasodilator (dilate blood vessels)

• yield antibodies - cells made to recognize invaders and attack

Basophil function:

• attracted to sites of inflammation

• destroy invaders by releasing enzymes that digest it away

• vasodilator (dilate blood vessels)

• yield antibodies - cells made to recognize invaders and attack

Lumphocyte function:

• attracted to sites of inflammation

• destroy invaders by releasing enzymes that digest it away

• vasodilator (dilate blood vessels)

• yield antibodies - cells made to recognize invaders and attack