Blood quiz

The main purpose of Red Blood Cells is to 

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

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

• cyanosis
• anemia
• hemochromatosis
• hypoxia

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

Where does hematopoiesis take place, producing new RBCs?

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

Red blood cells are

• thrombocytes
• neutrophils
• monocytes
• erthryocytes

The liquid portion of the blood is

• leukocytes
• erthryocytes
• plasma
• thrombin

What part of blood is responsible for fighting infections?

• Red Blood Cells
• White Blood Cells
• Platelets
• Plasma

Tissue Fluid that contains water and dissolved substances

• Lymph Nodes

• Lymph

• Plasma

• Anemia