Functions of and Parts of Blood

Blood has many functions. Click all of these that are functions of blood.

• Transport gases, wastes, and nutrients

• Temperature regulation

• Protect against disease

• Trigger many cells at once by transporting hormones

• Trigger the heart to beat

Which part of blood is responsible for moving dissolved chemicals and substances, like nutrients (sugars and amino acids), antibodies, and hormones?

• Plasma

• Red Blood Cells

• White Blood Cells

• Platelets

Which part of blood exchanges gases by visiting the lungs and all the cells of the body?

• Plasma

• Red Blood Cells

• White Blood Cells

• Platelets

Which of these are the proteins that seek out specific invaders, attach to the them, and alert white blood cells?

• Antibodies

• Antigens

• Leukocytes (White Blood Cells)

• Thrombocytes (Platelets)

Which of these is another name for red blood cells?

• Erthyrocytes

• Leukocytes

• Thrombocytes

Most of your blood is made of...

• plasma

• red blood cells

• white blood cells

• platelets

Which of these help fight disease and protect against pathogens, acting as part of the immune system?

• Plasma

• Erythrocytes (Red Blood Cells)

• Leukocytes (White Blood Cells)

• Thrombocytes (Platelets)

Which of these help repair blood vessels and cuts by forming blood clots?

• Plasma

• Erythrocytes (Red Blood Cells)

• Leukocytes (White Blood Cells)

• Thrombocytes (Platelets)

Where is blood made?

• inside of bones (bone marrow)

• in the heart

• in the blood vessels

• in the liver

• in the spleen

Which of these do not have a nucleus (so that they have more space for the protein hemoglobin and for oxygen and carbon dioxide gases)?

• Plasma

• Erythrocytes (Red Blood Cells)

• Leukocytes (White Blood Cells)

• Thrombocytes (Platelets)