Blood Cells

Question 1

What are the three main types of cell fragments?

Answer 1

• Erythrocytes
• Leukocytes
• Thrombocytes

Question 2

What is the pale yellow liquid the three cell fragments float in called?

Answer 2

Plasma

Question 3

What’s plasma’s function?

Answer 3

To transport the cells throughout the body

Question 4

What is plasma made up of?

Answer 4

92% water
7% protein
1% minerals

Question 5

What are red blood cell’s function?

Answer 5

To carry oxygen and nutrients throughout the body

Question 6

What are white blood cell’s function?

Answer 6

They help fight infections off

Question 7

What are platelets function?

Answer 7

Makes your blood clot to help stop bleeding wounds (makes it into a scab)

Question 8

What’s the medical term for red blood cells?

Answer 8

Erythrocytes

Question 9

What’s the medical term for white blood cells?

Answer 9

Leukocytes

Question 10

What’s the medical term for platelets?

Answer 10

Thrombocytes

Question 11

What is hemophilia?

Answer 11

When your blood doesn’t clot making you bleed excessively

Question 12

What color is oxygenated blood?

Answer 12

Light red

Question 13

What color is deoxygenated blood?

Answer 13

Dark red

Question 14

What do your arteries do?

Answer 14

Carry’s blood away from the heart to all the body’s tissue

Question 15

What do your veins do?

Answer 15

Carries deoxygenated blood from the body to the heart

Question 16

Hemoglobin?

Answer 16

A protein found in Erythrocytes that transports oxygen

Question 17

What are the four blood types?

Answer 17

(A) , (B) , (AB) , (O)

Question 18

Citrufuse Machine

Answer 18

Spins blood fast causing red blood cells to separate from white blood cells and plasma