What is blood mainly composed of?

Cells floating in watery plasma

Cells floating in saline solution

What is the role of gamma globulins in plasma?

They transport fatty substances.

They carry oxygen to the cells.

What is the function of fibrinogen in the blood?

It transports fatty substances.

What is the primary function of white blood cells?

Providing protection against pathogens

Which of the following is a characteristic of leukocytes?

They are the smallest cells in the blood

What distinguishes granulocytes from agranulocytes?

Granulocytes have granules in their cytoplasm

Granulocytes have a smaller nucleus

Granulocytes do not have a nucleus

Granulocytes are not white blood cells

What is the function of eosinophils?

They destroy parasites and increase during allergic reactions.

They release histamine and heparin to damaged tissue.

They engulf foreign material and dead cells via phagocytosis.

They produce antibodies to fight infections.

What is the role of neutrophils?

They engulf foreign material and dead cells via phagocytosis.

They produce histamine during allergic reactions.

They release heparin to aid damaged tissue.

What is the function of monocytes as a type of agranulocyte?

They engulf foreign and damaged cells via phagocytosis.

They provide protection during the immune response.

They are responsible for allergic reactions.

What role do lymphocytes play in the immune system?

They provide protection during the immune response.

They are involved in the clotting of blood.

They engulf foreign and damaged cells via phagocytosis.

They carry oxygen to the body's tissues.

The smallest formed element of the blood

What is the role of platelets in the body?

They are critical to blood clotting

They carry oxygen to the body's tissues

What do platelets do at a site of damage in the blood vessels?

They agglutinate to contribute to clot formation

They multiply to increase blood volume

They dissolve clots that have formed

They transport nutrients to the site

What causes the differences in each person's blood?

Marker proteins on the surface of erythrocytes.

The blood type is randomly assigned.

The amount of blood in the body.

Why must blood typing be done before a blood transfusion?

To determine whether donor blood is compatible with recipient blood.

To determine the volume of blood to be transfused.

To identify the blood group of the donor only.

To check the health of the donor.

Which systems are key in blood typing?

The digestive and respiratory systems.

The nervous and endocrine systems.

The circulatory and lymphatic systems.

What antibodies does type O blood produce?

Both anti-A and anti-B antibodies

Does type AB blood produce any antibodies?

Yes, it produces anti-A antibodies.

Yes, it produces anti-B antibodies.

Yes, it produces both anti-A and anti-B antibodies.

Why is Type O blood considered the universal donor type?

It has neither A nor B markers and is not attacked by antibodies in other blood types.

It has both A and B antibodies.

It contains both A and B markers.

It is the only blood type that contains antibodies.

What makes Type AB blood the universal recipient type?

It has no antibodies and cannot attack other blood types.

It is attacked by antibodies in other blood types.

It has a special type of antibody that accepts all blood types.

What does Rh-positive blood indicate?

The blood does not make anti-Rh antibodies.

The blood makes anti-Rh antibodies.

The blood does not have the Rh factor.

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MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the function of red blood cells and plasma in the blood?

They fight infection.

They initiate the blood clotting process.

They transport substances in the body.

They are not involved in any specific function.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which component of blood is primarily responsible for fighting infection?

Plasma

Platelets

Red blood cells

White blood cells

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the role of platelets in the blood?

They transport substances in the body.

They fight infection.

They initiate the blood clotting process.

They carry oxygen to the tissues.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which of the following are components of blood?

Plasma, erythrocytes, leukocytes, and platelets

Plasma, erythrocytes, and hormones

Leukocytes, hormones, and platelets

Erythrocytes, leukocytes, and enzymes

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the liquid component of blood that is mostly water, but also contains proteins, glucose, mineral ions, hormones, and carbon dioxide?

Red blood cells

Platelets

Plasma

White blood cells

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which of the following is a function of white blood cells?

Transporting oxygen

Clotting blood

Fighting infections

Carrying nutrients

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What process is used to separate the different components of blood for analysis?

Filtration

Centrifugation

Sedimentation

Coagulation

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Blood Components Quiz

What is the function of red blood cells and plasma in the blood?

Which component of blood is primarily responsible for fighting infection?

What is the role of platelets in the blood?

Which of the following are components of blood?

What is the liquid component of blood that is mostly water, but also contains proteins, glucose, mineral ions, hormones, and carbon dioxide?

Which of the following is a function of white blood cells?

What process is used to separate the different components of blood for analysis?

Which type of blood cell is primarily responsible for carrying oxygen to the body's tissues?

What are platelets primarily responsible for?

How many liters of blood does the average adult have?

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