Blood Lymph and Lymph Nodes

Question 1

List the fluid components of blood

Answer 1

Plasma which is made up of proteins, water and other solutes

Question 2

List the cellular components of blood

Answer 2

Red blood cells (erythrocytes), white blood cells (leukocytes) and platelets (thrombocytes)

Question 3

Where are blood cells produced?

Answer 3

In the bone marrow

Question 4

What are the functions of red blood cells?

Answer 4

Transport of oxygen (O2) from the lungs to tissues.

Question 5

Describe the physical appearance of red blood cells in mammals

Answer 5

Biconcave discs with central pallor

Question 6

How do red blood cells in birds and reptiles differ from those of mammals?

Answer 6

They have nuclei

Question 7

List the different types of white blood cells

Answer 7

Neutrophils, eosinophils, basophils, monocytes and lymphocytes

Question 8

Describe the function of neutrophils

Answer 8

The neutrophil is the main cell in the early stages of the response of the body to inflammation or infection. They engulf bacteria by phagocytosis and kill them.