RBCs review

Question 1

T/F: Red blood cells have a nucleus.

Answer 1

False

Question 2

Proteins on red blood cells that determine the blood type

Answer 2

Antigens

Question 3

Fight bacteria and viruses by entering infected tissue, destroying bacteria/viruses and absorb dead blood cells

Answer 3

WBCs

Question 4

Irregularly shaped cell fragments that help clot blood

Answer 4

Platelets

Question 5

A condition that develops when your blood lacks enough healthy red blood cells or hemoglobin

Answer 5

Anemia

Question 6

What is the most common blood type in the U.S.?

Answer 6

O

Question 7

What is the rarest blood type in the U.S.?

Answer 7

AB

Question 8

Contains hemoglobin, supplies body with oxygen

Answer 8

RBC

Question 9

Where are red blood cells produced?

Answer 9

Bone marrow

Question 10

The liquid part of blood made of mostly water; nutrients, minerals and oxygen are dissolved

Answer 10

Plasma

Question 11

Filter lymph, trapping bacteria and disease-causing microorganisms in the fluid.

Answer 11

Lymph nodes

Question 12

Tissue fluid that contains water and dissolved substances

Answer 12

Lymph

Question 13

About how long does it take blood to completely cycle through the body?

Answer 13

1 minute