Blood & Blood Vessels

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What carries blood from the body cells back to the heart?

Back

Veins carry blood from the body cells back to the heart, containing waste materials.

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What percentage of your body's blood is in your arteries at any given time?

Back

Only about 10% to 15% of your body's blood is in your arteries at any given time.

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What are small, colorless cell fragments in our blood that form clots?

Back

Platelets are small, colorless cell fragments in our blood that form clots and stop or prevent bleeding.

Front

What tiny blood vessels connect arteries to veins?

Back

Capillaries are tiny blood vessels that connect arteries to veins.

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What percent of blood is liquid?

Back

55% of blood is liquid.

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What is the liquid component of blood called?

Back

Plasma is the liquid component of blood.

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What type of blood cells carry oxygen throughout the body?

Back

Red blood cells carry oxygen throughout the body.

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What is the main function of arteries?

Back

Arteries carry oxygenated blood away from the heart to the body.

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What is the main function of veins?

Back

Veins carry deoxygenated blood back to the heart.

Front

What is the largest vein in the body?

Back

The Vena Cava is the largest vein in the body.