Notes: Blood Composition and Plasma

What is transported around the body within our blood?

• Oxygen

• Waste

• Gases

• Nutrients

• All of the above

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Blood helps regulate body temperature, pH, and fluid volume.

• True

• False

How does blood help prevent infections in our bodies?

• It has white blood cells suspended within it that fight off bacteria and viruses

• It transports the infection to the liver

• It clumps at the site of infection

Blood is a connective tissue.

• True

• False

The cells that are suspended (within) the blood are known as...

• Plasma cells

• Hematocrit

• Leukocytes

• Formed Elements

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The fluid matrix of the blood is known as...

• Water

• Liquid

• Plasma

• Gas

1. A machine with a rapidly rotating container that applies centrifugal force to its contents, typically to separate fluids of different densities (e.g. cream from milk) or liquids from solids.

• A hematocit

• X-Ray crystallography

• Centrifuge

• Graduated cylinder

The percent of red blood cells in your blood is called a hematocrit.

• True

• False

Blood is never blue.

• True

• False

Blood has a normal pH range of 7.35-7.45. This makes blood slightly _________

• Acidic

• Basic

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