Blood

Question 1

What is the name of the straw coloured liquid that blood cells float in?

Answer 1

Plasma

Question 2

What is normal body temperature?

Answer 2

37°C

Question 3

What is the correct name for red blood cells?

Answer 3

Erythrocytes

Question 4

Do Erythrocytes have a nucleus?

Answer 4

No - they cannot divide and multiply

Question 5

Where are Erythrocytes produced?

Answer 5

In bone marrow

Question 6

What is the name of the red pigment in a red blood cell that oxygen attaches to, to be carried around the body?

Answer 6

Haemoglobin

Question 7

What is the correct name for white blood cells?

Answer 7

Leucocytes

Question 8

Where are Leucocytes produced?

Answer 8

In bone marrow and lymph nodes

Question 9

What is the correct name for platelets that are responsible for the coagulation (clotting) of the blood?

Answer 9

Thrombocytes

Question 10

Plasma is made up of what % of water?

Answer 10

90%

Question 11

Name the plasma protein that helps the body resist infection by producing antibodies and antitoxins?

Answer 11

GLOBULINS

Question 12

Name the plasma protein that assists the thrombocytes in blood clotting?

Answer 12

FIBRINOGEN