Blood-Functions and Composition

Blood helps maintain homeostasis by transporting nutrients, waste products, and _____ (such as oxygen and carbon dioxide)

• gases

• regulatory molecules

• processed molecules

• blood clots

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Blood helps maintain homeostasis by transporting _____ (such as vitamin D and lactic acid)

• gases

• regulatory molecules

• processed molecules

• blood clots

Blood helps maintain homeostasis by regulating ______ by moving from the interior to the surface (or from the surface to the interior)

• pH

• body temperature

• blood pressure

• osmosis

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Blood helps maintain homeostasis by transporting _____ (such as hormones and enzymes)

• gases

• regulatory molecules

• processed molecules

• blood clots

Blood helps maintain homeostasis by protecting against _____ (such as microorganisms and toxins)

• foreign substances

• regulatory molecules

• processed molecules

• blood clots

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Blood helps maintain homeostasis by forming _____ when blood vessels are tissues are damaged

• foreign substances

• regulatory molecules

• processed molecules

• blood clots

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_____ in the blood help keep the blood's pH within its normal range

• foreign substances

• hormones

• hemoglobin

• buffers

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The blood transports _____ and water from the digestive tract to the cells

• waste products

• hormones

• buffers

• nutrients

The blood transports the cells' _____ to the kidneys for elimination

• waste products

• hormones

• buffers

• nutrients

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_____ are minute fragments of cells that play an important role in preventing blood loss by forming plugs that seal holes in small vessels and promote formation of clots that help seal off larger wounds in the vessels.

• leukocytes

• erythrocytes

• thrombocytes

• hemocytoblasts