Blood: Part 1 Notes

The main purpose of Red Blood Cells is to 

• carry gases, wastes, and nutrients
• attack and destroy pathogens
• clot the blood
• digest food

Another name for white blood cells is

• erythrocytes
• plasmocytes
• leukocytes
• thrombocytes

Which of the following is not a primary function of blood?

• help fight disease
• transports nutrients, oxygen, wastes, and hormones
• to provide structure 
• distributes heat

Blood is classified as ___ tissue.

• connective
• circulatory
• epithelial
• muscular

Red blood cells are

• thrombocytes
• neutrophils
• monocytes
• erthryocytes

The liquid portion of the blood is

• leukocytes
• erthryocytes
• plasma
• thrombin

What part of blood is responsible for fighting infections?

• Red Blood Cells
• White Blood Cells
• Platelets
• Plasma

What organ pumps blood throughout the body?

• eyes
• skin
• liver
• heart

The shape of the RBC allows for a greater surface area so the cell can

• fit through capillaries easily
• exchange gasses more quickly
• hold additional hemoglobin
• reproduce quicker

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Plasma is 90% _____ and is beige in colour. Plasma contains digested food, chemicals, and waste products.

These substances are carried to and from the cells by the plasma.

• Red blood cells

• Platelets

• Water

• Minerals