Blood
What are blood vessels?
Tubes that carry blood around the body
The __________ __________ is responsible for transporting materials throughout the entire body
circulatory system
How long do red blood cells live for?
120 days
Helps the body fight off bacteria
white blood cells
These carry oxygen rich blood away from the heart.
arteries
Your _______ is pumped by your heart
blood
Function of red blood cells
to carry oxygen
White blood cells attack and destroy _________ when they enter the body.
bacteria
Carry blood back toward your heart
vein
Name the three parts of the circulatory system
1. heart, 2. Blood Vessels, 3. Blood
Pick-up oxygen in the lungs and transport it to all the body cells.
red blood cells
________ are blood cells that help stop bleeding.
platelets
What are the two main functions of blood?
Maintain body temperature
Transport things the body needs(gases, nutrients, waste, minerals)
What are the names of the 3 main kinds of blood vessels?
arteries, capillaries, veins
After delivering _______ to the cells it gathers up the carbon dioxide.
oxygen
_____________ have a nucleus that tells the cell what to do
white blood cells
When we cut ourselves we have a broken _____ _______ and the blood leaks out.
blood vessel
___________ are the smallest blood vessels
capillaries
What makes red blood cells red?
haemoglobin
What do the capillaries do?
Supply cells with things that they need