Blood Type and Blood Composition

What is blood made of?

• oxygen and plasma

• red blood cells and white blood cells

• plasma, red blood cells, white blood cells, and platelets.

• plasma and platelets

What makes up around 55% of the blood?

• plasma

• red blood cell

• white blood cells

• platelets

What is the function (job) of the plasma?

• To fight infections.

• To transport oxygen around the body.

• To carry nutrients and sugars around the body.

What is the function (job) of the red blood cells?

• To transport oxygen around the body and to the muscles.

• To fight infections.

• To carry nutrients and sugars around the body.

What is the function (job) of the white blood cells?

• To transport oxygen around the body.

• To carry dissolved sugars.

• To clot and cover wounds like cuts.

• To fight infections.

What is the function (job) of the platelets?

• To form clots (i.e. scabs) when you have cuts.

• To transport oxygen to the muscles.

• To carry dissolved sugars.

• To produce antibodies.

Where in the body are blood cells made?

• stomach

• brain

• bone marrow

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What attaches to oxygen as you breathe and carries oxygen on red blood cells?

• plasma

• hemoglobin

• platelets

• bone marrow

What can happen if you receive the wrong blood type?

• It changes your blood type.

• You might need new white blood cells.

• Your cells will clump together and you could die.

• You will get too much oxygen.

Jim has type AB blood. His dad could be type O.

• True

• False