Quiz: Blood

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Cells of the immune system that consume other cells are called:

• antibodies
• hemoglobins
• macrophages
• lymphocytes

If two parents are both carriers for sickle cell anemia, what percentage of their children will have sickle cell disease?

• 25
• 50
• 75
• 100

Which organ is responsible for recycling blood and can become enlarged in patients with beta thalassemia?

• liver
• heart
• spleen
• pancreas

What protein in blood binds oxygen?

• glucose
• iron
• insulin
• hemoglobin

A woman is a carrier for hemophilia, what is the probability of having a child with hemophilia?

• 50 %, only boys
• 25%, only boys
• 50%, boys and girls
• 100% only boys

Von Willebrand disease and Hemophilia are both similar in that they:

• are carried on the X chromosome
• affect the blood's ability to carry oxygen
• affect the ability of the blood to clot after injury
• are recessive disorders

White blood cells are called

• erythrocytes
• basophils
• leukocytes
• thrombocytes

Cooley's anemia (beta-thalassemia) has what effect?

• blood does not clot
• blood does not carry oxygen efficiently
• marrow does not produce enough blood
• the immune system cannot fight infections

The formation of new blood cells is called:

• biogeneration
• hematopoiesis
• replication
• splenomegaly