Blood

What system is made of the heart, blood vessels, and blood?

• skeletal system

• muscular system

• digestive system

• cardiovascular system

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 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.

Hemoglobin is a protein found in:

• Red blood cells

• Plasma

• Platlets

• White blood cells

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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.

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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.

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Which blood vessels take blood TO the heart?

• veins

• arteries

• capillaries