Blood

A disease in which the blood cells are misshaped (typically like a crescent) due to a genetic mutation is called:

• anemia

• leukemia

• hemophilia

• sickle cell disease

The main purpose of red blood cells

• transport oxygen and carbon dioxide

• attack and destroy pathogens
• clot the blood
• digest food

Hemoglobin is a protein found in:

• Red blood cells
• Plasma
• Platlets
• White blood cells

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

• cyanosis
• anemia
• hemochromatosis
• hypoxia

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

Blood is classified as ___ tissue.

• connective
• circulatory
• epithelial
• muscular

The shape of the RBC allows for a greater surface area so the cell can

• fit through capillaries easily
• exchange gasses more quickly
• hold additional hemoglobin
• reproduce quicker

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Where does hematopoiesis ( blood cell production) take place?

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

Red blood cells are

• thrombocytes
• neutrophils
• monocytes
• erthryocytes

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