Lesson 11 Review Questions
Directions: Answer the following questions using complete sentences or retype the questions in your submission.
1. Name the four main components of blood.
2. How does the structure of a red blood cell relate to its function?
3. Name one other gas that can bind to hemoglobin, and identify an affect that such binding can have on homeostasis.
4. Why might iron-deficiency anemia cause a person to feel tired?
5. Identify two different types of human blood systems.
6. Identify the processes involved in blood clotting.
7. A sample of blood taken from a patient has elevated (higher than normal) levels of leucocytes. What could this mean?
8. Identify where in the body red blood cells and white blood cells are made.
9. Explain why taking erythropoietin (EPO), which stimulates the production of more red blood cells, is considered a form of cheating in sports.