Bloody quiz

Blood plays an important role in how our bodies function and we can’t live without blood. But do you know some important facts about it? So have a bloody quiz and good luck.

1

One pint of blood can save up to ______ lives.

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- three
- four
- five
- six
2

94 percent of blood donors are __________.

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- teens
- female
- male
- registered voters
3

Type __________ is the universal donor of red blood cells.

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- O negative
- O positive
- AB negative
- AB positive
4

_______ is the universal recipient

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- Type AB
- Type A
- Type B
- Type O
5

Dr. Karl Landsteiner first identified the ___________ in 1901.

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- Leukemia
- major human blood groups
- Platelets
- Dengue
6

Red blood cells carry _______ to the body's organs and tissues.

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- oxygen
- chloride
- carbon monoxide
- water
7

_______ promote blood clotting and give those with leukemia and other cancers a chance to live.

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- Plasma
- Cryoprecipitate
- Platelets
- Red blood cells
8

_________ is a pale yellow mixture of water, proteins and salts.

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- Cryoprecipitate
- Red blood cells
- Platelets
- Plasma
9

Healthy __________ makes a constant supply of red cells, plasma and platelets.

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- bone marrow
- red blood cells
- platelets
- heart
10

__________ are the body's primary defense against infection.

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- White cells
- Red cells
- Plasma
- Platelets
11

__________ is a special kind of blood donation that allows a donor to give specific blood components, such as platelets.

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- Apheresis
- Aphoresis
- Apheres
- Aphores
12

How long frozen plasma can be stored?

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- 4 weeks
- Up to one year
- 5 days
- 42 days
13

Anemic patients need blood transfusions to increase their ________ levels.

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- platelets
- plasma
- red blood cell
- white blood cell
14

___________ is an inherited disease that affects more than 80,000 people in the United States, 98 percent of whom are of African descent.

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- Sepsis
- Sickle cell disease
- Anemia
- Leukemia
15

_____________ (11 for infectious diseases) are performed on each unit of donated blood.

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- Thirteen tests
- Fourteen tests
- Fifteen tests
- Sixteen tests
16

Shortages of all blood types happen during the __________.

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- falls
- summer
- winter holidays
- autumn
17

The actual blood donation usually takes about _______. The entire process – from the time you sign in to the time you leave – takes about an hour.

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- 10 minutes
- 15 minutes
- 20 minutes
- 25 minutes
18

After donating blood, you replace the fluid in hours and the red blood cells within four weeks. It takes _________ to restore the iron lost after donating.

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- eight weeks
- seven weeks
- six weeks
- five weeks
19

Blood makes up about _______ of your body's weight.

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- 7 percent
- 8 percent
- 9 percent
- 10 percent
20

A newborn baby has about _______ of blood in his body.

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- one cup
- two cups
- three cups
- four cups