Blood, Cardio-, and Respiratory Systems

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

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

Which of the following is not a primary function of blood?

• help fight disease
• transports nutrients, oxygen, wastes, and hormones
• to provide structure 
• distributes heat

Blood is classified as ___ tissue.

• connective
• circulatory
• epithelial
• muscular

Blood becomes bright red in color because of the of oxygen present

• True

• False

What is false about blood cell formation?

• Blood cells are made in red bone marrow

• The process is called hematopoiesis

• During fetal development, RBC are made in the liver and spleen

• None of these are False - All of these are true

Red blood cells are

• thrombocytes
• neutrophils
• monocytes
• erthryocytes

The liquid portion of the blood is

• leukocytes
• erthryocytes
• plasma
• thrombin