Unit 4 Transport Quiz

What is the main function of leukocytes?

• Transport oxygen and carbon dioxide

• Help the body recognize and fight off foreign substances

• Carry nutrients to cells

• Store energy

Which component of blood is primarily responsible for carrying oxygen?

• Plasma

• Leukocytes

• Erythrocytes

• Thrombocytes

What is the role of thrombocytes in the blood?

• Transport nutrients

• Help stop bleeding when a blood vessel is damaged

• Fight infections

• Carry hormones

What is plasma primarily composed of?

• Living blood cells

• Nonliving fluid with dissolved substances

• Proteins and carbohydrates

• Red blood cells

What is the function of hemoglobin in the blood?

• Store energy

• Bind to oxygen and carry it

• Fight infections

• Transport nutrients

What is the process of blood cell formation called?

• Hemostasis

• Erythropoietin

• Hematopoiesis

• Antigens

Which hormone regulates the formation and destruction of red blood cells?

• Hematopoiesis

• Erythropoietin

• Hemostasis

• Antibodies

What is the fast and localized process the body uses to stop bleeding?

• Hematopoiesis

• Hemostasis

• Antigens

• Agglutinogens

What are substances that the body perceives as foreign and that activate an immune response?

• Antibodies

• Erythropoietin

• Antigens

• Rh factor

What binds to antigens and clumps the cells together for destruction?

• Hematopoiesis

• Antibodies

• Agglutinogens

• Rh factor