14 Questions
Which component of blood is responsible for carrying oxygen and carbon dioxide?
Red blood cells
What is the main component of plasma?
Water
Which type of muscle tissue pumps blood through the heart?
Cardiac muscle tissue
What type of tissue covers the surface of your body and lines the inside of some organs?
Epithelial tissue
Which type of tissue makes up the brain, spinal cord, and nerves?
Nervous tissue
Which of the following is NOT a type of connective tissue?
Bone marrow
Which component of blood is responsible for blood clotting?
Platelets
How do amoeba reproduce when they reach the limits of their size?
They divide into two smaller, identical copies of each organism
What process do your body cells use to reproduce and replace lost skin cells?
Mitosis
Why can't red blood cells reproduce by simply dividing to make more of themselves?
They lose their nucleus as they mature
What enables red blood cells to travel through extremely small blood vessels?
Their thin, pliable disc shape
Where in the body can specialized tissues be found that make red blood cells?
In most bones of the skeletal system
What is the function of red blood cells in the body?
To carry oxygen to all cells of the body
What is the process called when multicellular organisms are made up of various kinds of cells, each carrying out specific functions needed to support life?
Cellular specialization
Test your knowledge on the composition of human blood and different types of tissues found in the body. This quiz covers the components of plasma, functions of red blood cells, platelets, white blood cells, and the characteristics of epithelial tissue.
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