Blood Quiz

What is blood made up of?

• Only cells

• Cells, fragments of cells, and dissolved biochemicals

• Only dissolved biochemicals

• Only nutrients and oxygen

What role does blood play in the body?

• It only transports oxygen

• It helps to distribute body heat and maintain stable interstitial fluid

• It only removes waste

• It only transports hormones

How is blood classified in terms of tissue type?

• Epithelial tissue

• Muscle tissue

• Connective tissue

• Nervous tissue

What is the medium in which blood cells are suspended?

• Solid matrix

• Gas matrix

• Liquid, extracellular matrix

• Plasma only

Which of the following is a function of blood?

• Transports dissolved gases, nutrients, hormones, and metabolic wastes

• Produces hormones

• Stores energy

• Synthesizes proteins

How does blood help in maintaining the body's pH balance?

• By regulating interstitial fluid pH and ion composition

• By producing hormones

• By storing energy

• By synthesizing proteins

What role does blood play at injury sites?

• Restricts fluid loss

• Produces hormones

• Stores energy

• Synthesizes proteins

How does blood defend the body?

• By defending against toxins and pathogens

• By producing hormones

• By storing energy

• By synthesizing proteins

Which function of blood helps in maintaining a stable body temperature?

• Stabilizes body temperature

• Produces hormones

• Stores energy

• Synthesizes proteins

What type of tissue is blood classified as?

• Epithelial tissue

• Muscle tissue

• Liquid connective tissue

• Nervous tissue