Statistics for The Blood

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Hint	Answer	% Correct
Which blood group contains no antibodies	AB	75%
Which blood group contains no surface antigens	O	75%
Role in blood clotting and prevention of blood loss	Platelets	75%
Carry oxygen to where it’s needed, carry carbon dioxide back to the lungs	Red blood cells	75%
Which organ removes old or damaged blood cells	Spleen	75%
Name for formation of blood	Haematopoiesis	50%
Platelets are anucleate fragments of these	Megakaryocytes	50%
Release histamine during inflammation	Basophils	25%
Attacks parasites, allergic responses, phagocytosis of antibody coated pathogens	Easinophils	25%
Protects from infections, especially viral ones. Some attack pathogens directly (T cells) and some produce antibodies (B cells)	Lymphocytes	25%
Name for formation of platelets	Megakaryopoiesis/Thrombopoiesis	25%
Phagocytosis of bacteria, dead cells, and cellular debris	Monocytes	25%
Rare, kill virus infected cells and some tumour cells	Natural Killer Cells	25%
Phagocytosis of bacteria	Neutrophils	25%
Which type of bone marrow in flat bones produces most blood cells	Red	25%
Name for a transmembrane protein on the surface of red blood cells	Rhesus	25%
Which other type of bone marrow in long bones can produce certain white blood cells	Yellow	25%