The Blood Quiz
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Which of the following is NOT a type of blood vessel?
A. Artery
B. Capillary
C. Vein
D. Ventricle
The body contains 4 and a half gallons of blood.
A. TRUE
B. FALSE
What is plasma?
A. only white blood cells
B. only red blood cells
C. fluid part of blood
D. hemoglobin
What type of blood do the arteries usually carry?
A. Oxygenated Blood
B. Deoxygenated Blood
What is blood made of?
A. oxygen and plasma
B. red blood cells and white blood cells
C. plasma, red blood cells, white blood cells, and platelets.
D. plasma and platelets
Which of these is NOT a feature of the white blood cell?
A. Defends the body from infectious organisms.
B. Have a nucleus
C. Is smaller than red blood cells
D. Is less in number than the red blood cell
The function of red blood cells is to transport oxygen from the lungs to the body tissues.
A. TRUE
B. FALSE
What is the function (job) of the platelets?
A. To form clots (i.e. scabs) when you have cuts and grazes.
B. To transport oxygen to the muscles
C. To carry dissolved sugars.
D. To produce antibodies
Which is the smallest of the 3 blood vessels?
A. Veins
B. Arteries
C. Capillaries
Which is NOT a component of the blood?
A. Plasma
B. Red blood cell
C. Epithelial cell
D. Platelets
What is the function (job) of the white blood cells?
A. To transport oxygen around the body.
B. To carry dissolved sugars.
C. To clot and cover wounds like cuts and grazes.
D. To release antibodies to help destroy infections.
Which blood vessel has valves to prevent the back-flow of blood?
A. Veins
B. Arteries
C. Capillaries
What carries oxygen around the body?
A. Plasma
B. Red Blood Cells
C. Platelets
D. White Blood Cells
The blood is made up of 90% red blood cells.
A. TRUE
B. FALSE
Which of these is NOT a function of the blood?
A. Transports toxins throughout the body
B. Transports nutrients throughout the body
C. Removes waste products from the body
D. Supply oxygen to the body tissues