Circulation
Your blood circulates through ypour body in about how many seconds?
30 seconds
How many types of blood vessels are there?
Three
Blood here is dark red in color.
Veins.
Blood here is bright red in color.
Arteries.
This is the name of the gaseous waste that lungs release.
Carbon Dioxide
Name the 3 materials that your blood carries.
Oxygen
Nutrients
Waste
These are the smallest vessels
capillaries
Oxygen is carried by these cells.
Red Blood Cells
These blood cells are the largest.
White Blood Cells
This protien molecule gives blood its red color
hemoglobin
What organ pumps our blood to all body parts>
The heart
Veins carry ___________blood back toward the heart.
deoxygenated blood.
What is the main job of platelets.
To clot our blood.
This substance is made uo of 90% water.
Plasma
What is another name for the circulatory system?
Cardiovascular system
Blood picks up oxygen in our....
Lungs
These connect arteries and veins together.
Capillaries
Name two materials that we haven't mentioned that gets transported through our blood.
medicine, water, hormones etc
These blood vessels have the thickest wassl.
Arteries.
What does it mean if you have a lot of white blood cells in your blood?
You probably have an infection.
The term circulate means to ......
To move continuously or freely through a closed system or area.
In order, from most dangerous to least dangerous, which blood vessel is the most dangerous to cut open?
Arteries
Veins
Capillaries
What is the average lifespan of a red blood cell?
About 120 days
Platelets give off a ___________ that helps clot blood.
Chemical
What % of blood is made up of all of the blood cells
45%