Blood Unit Review

The main purpose of Red Blood Cells is to 

• carry gases, wastes, and nutrients
• attack and destroy pathogens
• clot the blood
• digest food

What part of blood carries hemoglobin?

• Red blood cells
• Plasma
• Platlets
• White blood cells

The lack of sufficient red blood cells in the blood system is called

• cyanosis
• anemia
• hemochromatosis
• hypoxia

What is the function of hemoglobin?

• to carry iron
• to carry wastes
• to carry oxygen
• to produce oxygen

Another name for white blood cells is

• erythrocytes
• plasmocytes
• leukocytes
• thrombocytes

Blood is classified as ___ tissue.

• connective
• circulatory
• epithelial
• muscular

Blood becomes bright red in color because of the

• amount of folic acid present
• amount of hemoglobin present
• amount of oxygen present
• amount of iron present

Sickle cell anemia is caused by 

• a lack of red blood cells
• a genetic abnormality in the amino acids
• lack of available oxygen
• too much iron in the circulatory system

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Where does hematopoiesis take place, producing new RBCs?

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

The three steps of hemostasis are:
1. vascular spasm
2. ___________
3. coagulation

• platelet plug formation
• agglutination
• dilation
  
• erythropoieten formation