plasma

Question 1

Water

Answer 1

Solvent for dissolving and carrying other substances; absorbs heat

Question 2

Salts (electrolytes)

Answer 2

Osmotic balance, pH buffering

Question 3

Plasma proteins

Answer 3

Osmotic balance, blood clotting, antibody and lipid transport

Question 4

Substances transported by blood

Answer 4

Nutrients, waste products of metabolism, respiratory gases, hormones

Question 5

Erythrocytes (RBC)

Answer 5

Transport oxygen and help transport carbon dioxide

Question 6

Leukocytes (WBC)

Answer 6

Defense & Immunity

Question 7

Platelets

Answer 7

Blood clotting

Question 8

Neutrophil

Answer 8

Phagocytize pathogens or debris

Question 9

Eosinophil

Answer 9

Kill parasitic worms; slightly phagocytic; complex role in allergy and asthma

Question 10

Basophil

Answer 10

Release histamine and other mediators of inflammation; contain heparin, and anticoagulant

Question 11

Lymphocyte

Answer 11

Mount immune response by direct cell attack or via antibody production

Question 12

Monocyte

Answer 12

In tissues, develop into macrophages that phagocytize pathogens or debris

Question 13

Anemia

Answer 13

Less oxygen delivered to cells

Question 14

Polycythemia

Answer 14

Too many red blood cells

Question 15

Coagulation

Answer 15

Formation of fibrin strands from fibrin

Question 16

Agglutination

Answer 16

Interaction of antigens and antibodies