General
Key Terms
Functions
Name this image!
Fact or Cap
100
What is blood and what is it made of?
A liquid that brings oxygen and nutrients to all the parts of the body so they can keep working. Blood is made up of plasma and various cells!
100
What is Plasma?
Plasma is a yellowish fluid that has nutrients, proteins, hormones, and waste products.
100
What does blood do?
It carries carbon dioxide and other waste materials to the lungs, kidneys, and digestive system to be removed from the body.
Blood also fights infections, and carries hormones around the body.
100
Red Blood Cells
100
Fact or cap? White blood cells are shaped like flattened disks and carry hemoglobin proteins.
CAP!
200
What Are the Types of Blood Cells?
Red Blood Cells & White Blood Cells
200
Name the three main blood vessels
Arteries, veins, and capillaries
200
What do Red Blood Cells do?
Red blood cells carry oxygen and carbon dioxide around our body
200
White Blood Cells
200
Fact or cap? Blood contains fewer white blood cells than red blood cells, BUT the body can increase WBC production to fight infections
FACT!
300
Which body organ helps blood travel throughout the body?
The heart!
300
What is hemoglobin?
A protein that carries oxygen
300
What do white blood cells do? List 2 examples that we discussed!
White blood cells help fight infections and heal wounds.
Examples: Fight germs and make antibodies
300
Plasma
300
Fact or Cap? Red blood cells help fight infections and white blood cells carry oxygen around our body
CAP!
400
What are blood types described with? (Hint: we discussed 8)
Letters A,B,O AND Positive or negative
400
What are platelets?
Platelets help make blood clot. A clot is when the liquid blood becomes solid.
400
How do platelets work? Why is it important to the body?
Platelets help make blood clot.
For blood to be able to clot is essential because this stops blood from going out of the skin too much.
400
Platelets
400
Fact or cap? "Positive" or negative" helps to keep track of whether someone's blood has the RH protein
FACT!
500
What percentage does plasma make of whole blood?
54%
500
What is a transfusion?
A transfusion is giving a person blood from someone else to increase blood cells and special proteins
500
What are the functions of each blood vessel? (Arteries, veins, capillaries)
Arteries: Carry blood with oxygen from the heart to the body
Veins: Carry blood with carbon dioxide from the body to the heart
Capillaries: Have thin walls so gases and materials can pass through easily
500
Hemoglobin
500
Fact or cap? The difference between arteries and veins is that arteries carry blood from the heart TO the body, whereas veins carry blood from the body TO the heart.
FACT!