Which of the following is NOT a function of blood?

• fight infections
• distribute hormones
• transport nutrients
• regulate filtration

Which of the following steps occurs first in blood clotting?

• Platelets adhere to the site of the damage.
• Platelets release clotting factor.
• Fibrin filaments produce a patch.
• Fibrin forms.

Which of the following contain hemoglobin, a protein that stores oxygen for delivery to the cells?

• red blood cells
• white blood cells
• plasma
• all of these

When an infection occurs, the number of

• red blood cells increases
• white blood cells increases
• red blood cells decreases
• white blood cells decreases

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What type of tissue is blood?

• membraneous
• nervous
• connective
• epithelial

Plasma is made mostly of

• water
• ions
• hormones
• dissolved gases

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Which of the following conditions may be caused by a low number of red blood cells?

• hemophilia
• anemia
• hemostasis
• high blood pressure

All formed elements found in the blood are formed from __ in the __.

• tissue; spleen
• bone cells; liver
• stem cells; bone marrow
• plasma proteins; arteries

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Which of the following statements about blood clotting is NOT true?

• Fibrin forms a mesh that holds in red blood cells.
• Blood vessel spasms help reduce blood loss.
• Platelets will become sticky and cling to damaged tissue.
• White blood cells will produce chemicals to attract more platelets.

Which of the following is NOT matched correctly?

• red blood cells - erythrocytes
• white blood cells - thrombocytes
• embolus - blood clot that travels through the blood stream
• antigens - proteins found on the surface of red blood cells