Red Blood Cells
White Blood Cells
Proteins/Electrolytes/ Plasma
Platelets
Random
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What is the technical name for red blood cells?
Erythrocyte
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What is the technical name for white blood cells?
Leukocyte
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What carries proteins/electrolytes?
The blood plasma
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Whats the technical name for platelets?
Thrombocytes
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How many major components are there in blood? What are they?
platelets, red/white blood cells, and plasma
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Whats the function of a red blood cell?
Transports oxygen and helps remove carbon dioxcide.
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What is the major body system that the white blood cells work with?
Immune System
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Name a protein
To be determined
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Are platelets cells, yes or no and why?
No, they are fragments of pre cursor cells
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What is one characteristic of blood that makes it different from any other tissue?
it is a liquid
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What is the largest component of a red blood cell?
Hemoglobin
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Are white blood cells the biggest type of cell in the blood?
yes
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Name an electrolyte
To be determined
300
Whats the function of a platelet?
Clots blood
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How much blood does a average adult have?
5 quarts
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True or false, red blood cells are not the most abundant cell in the blood?
false
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Whats the lifespan of a white blood cell?
A few days to a year
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Whats the biggest component of plasma?
water
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What is the lifespan of a platelet?
10 days
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How many blood cells die a day?
15 billion
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What is the average lifespan of a red blood cell?
4 months
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Name the 5 types of white blood cells.
Monocyte,Lymphocyte,Basophil, Neutrophil, Eosinophil
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Whats the function of plasma?
Helps maintain homeostasis, and correct function of muscles and nerves.
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Where are platelets formed?
Bone marrow
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Blood is __% Liquid , __% Solid
78% Liquid , 22% Solid
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