Unit 6 Blood Quiz

Match each component of blood with its description.

• fights infections and other diseases

• platelets

• transports oxygen through the body

• erythrocytes

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  maintains blood pressure

• plasma

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  forms clots to stop bleeding

• leukocytes

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Which of the following are characteristics of erythrocytes?

• spherical cell

• contain nuclei

• thread-like cell

• contain hemoglobin

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Which of the following is correct for hemoglobin?

• It binds to oxygen molecules, which helps transport oxygen through the body.

• It is a small cell fragment involved in the process of blood clotting.

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  It binds to bicarbonate ions, which helps stabilize the pH of the blood.

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  It contains visible granules that are released in response to infections or allergies.

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Which of the following components of blood are capable of leaving the bloodstream and entering other tissues to carry out their functions?

• plasma
• leukocytes

• platelets

• erythrocytes

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Identify the following leukocytes as granulocytes or agranulocytes.

Groups:

(a) Agranulocytes

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(b) Granulocytes

• monocytes

• basophils

• lymphocytes

• eosinophils

• neutrophils

Which of the following blood types contains both anti-A and anti-B antibodies?

• type A

• type B

• type O

• type AB

Which of the following blood types can be transfused into people with any blood type without causing an immune reaction?

• AB-

• AB+

• O+

• O-

Which of the following are consequences of transfusion of incompatible blood?

Select ALL that apply.

• formation of platelet plugs

• rupture of erythrocytes

• rupture of leukocytes

• clumping of erythrocytes

Blood is a __________ because blood consists of solid particles, such as red blood cells, dispersed in the liquid ______.

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