Blood
Blood Cells
Key Terms
Blood Types
Previous Info
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You have two types of blood cells, what are they?

white and red

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What is the material your blood cells float in? Hint: it is straw color

plasma 

100
What does a thermostat measure?

temperature


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Name all four blood types

A,B,AB, and O

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Who invented the microscope?

Robert Hooke 
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What do red blood cells do?

produce oxygen 

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What is a sickness some people have when their white blood cells cannot produce fast enough and cannot fight off diseased cells?

leukemia 

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How do we use gauze?

to stop a wound from bleeding 

200

What is the nickname for O blood type?

universal blood donor 

200

Draw and describe vocal cords.

Answers may vary.

300

What do white blood cells do?

fight off diseased cells to make your body stronger

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Why is a red blood cell round?

So it can be flexible for nutrients and oxygen to pass through
300

Which blood cells occur most in our body? Which is least common?

red blood cells; white blood cells

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Which blood type is a universal recipient?

AB (they can receive any blood type)

300

What is the outermost part of your tooth called?

enamel

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What is the main purpose of our veins?

to carry blood back to the heart 

400

What is the main source our red blood cells carry?

oxygen

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What is it called when a person takes their blood out of their body and donates it to another human?

blood transfusion

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What organization can you donate blood through?

American Red Cross

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What is the non-bone substance in our ear and nose that holds its structure?

cartilage

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What are capillaries?

they provide cells with oxygen and nutrients 

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What does hemoglobin do to our red blood cells?

Hemoglobin is attached to iron, thus creating red blood cells... red. 

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A person who is anemic is....? 

always tired and cold 

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What "special markers" are attached to your red blood cells?

antigens 

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Who was the firs true scientist? Hint... he was Greek 

Aristotle 

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