Life Science: Human Body Systems, Book D

Section 2: Blood

Self-Check Quiz-Eng.

1
Blood comprises about eight percent of the weight of your body. If a person weighs 120 pounds, how much of that mass is blood?
A)96 pounds
B)128 pounds
C)2 pounds
D)10 pounds
2
Which of these fights invaders of your body?
A)lymphocytes
B)white blood cells
C)diastolic pressure
D)the inferior vena cava
3
Which of these is a condition related to blood clotting?
A)atherosclerosis
B)HIV
C)hemophilia
D)diffusion
4
What does a clot do?
A)Makes antibodies to fight infection.
B)Prevents blood from traveling between the atria of your heart.
C)Identifies your blood type.
D)Prevents blood from escaping from a cut.
5
Which of these is true?
A)A person with blood type A can receive blood type B.
B)A person with type AB blood can donate blood only to a person with blood type AB.
C)People with blood type O cannot receive blood type O.
D)A person with blood type B cannot donate blood to a person with blood type AB.
6
Which of the following is a blood disease?
A)hypertension
B)platelets
C)fibrin
D)leukemia
7
Which of these is a function of blood?
A)digest food
B)transport nutrients
C)produce waste
D)dissolve bone
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