Blood Components and Functions

What is the primary function of red blood cells?

• Producing hormones

• Fighting infections

• Regulating body temperature

• Transporting oxygen and carbon dioxide

What is hemoglobin and where is it found?

• Hemoglobin is a type of carbohydrate found in muscle cells.

• Hemoglobin is a protein found in red blood cells.

• Hemoglobin is a hormone found in plasma.

• Hemoglobin is a vitamin found in the liver.

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How does hemoglobin transport oxygen?

• Hemoglobin releases oxygen in the lungs and binds it in tissues.

• Hemoglobin transports oxygen by converting it into carbon dioxide.

• Hemoglobin carries oxygen in the bloodstream without any binding.

• Hemoglobin transports oxygen by binding to it in the lungs and releasing it in tissues.

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Another name for white blood cells is

• erythrocytes

• plasmocytes

• leukocytes

• thrombocytes

Which type of protein helps with blood clotting?

• platelets

• eosinophils

• fibrinogen

• red blood cells

Which type of agranulocyte has a really large nucleus and provides immunity?

• lymphocyte

• monocyte

• red blood cell

• basophil

In Sickle Cell Anemia, which protein is affected by a mutation?

• Insulin

• Hemoglobin

• Glucagon

• Red blood cell

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Another name for Platelets

• Thrombocytes

• Leukocytes

• Erythrocytes

• White blood cells

What is the purpose of the platelet phase in hemostasis?

• To slow down blood flow

• To form a temporary platelet plug

• To convert the platelet plug to a fibrin clot

• To break down and remove the fibrin clot

Once the skin is secured again, the body sends ?????? to swallow any germs that have entered the skin.

• Red blood cells

• White blood cells

• Blue blood cells

• Yellow blood cells