Blood
What are the 4 components of blood?
Red Blood Cells, White Blood Cells, Platelets, and Plasma.
How much blood is in a human body
7 to 10 pints of blood
What are the 3 Blood Vessels in the body?
Arteries, Veins, and Capillaries
What is the heart and its function?
The heart is a muscular organ responsible for pumping blood vessels by rhythmic contractions.
HOW BIG IS THE HEART?
The size of a human fist.
What causes the blood's red color?
Hemoglobin
What are the 4 main blood Groups
A, B, AB, and O.
What is a blood vessel?
Tubes that the blood travels through.
How many chambers are in the heart?
4/Four
WHAT IS THE FUNCTION OF THE CIRCULATORY SYSTEM?
To carry essential substances (e.g., oxygen, hormones, blood) and to remove waste material (e.g., urea, salt).
Name 2 Blood Diseases.
Iron Deficiency Anemia and Sickle Cell Anemia.
True or False;
''The blood group is inherited and does not change through life.''
True
Which blood vessel carries deoxygenated blood?
Veins
What is the function of heart valves?
To help blood flow in one direction.
WHAT ARE THE 2 TYPES OF WHITE BLOOD CELLS?
Phagocytes and Lymphocytes.
What is plasma made of?
90% water
Which blood group is the universal donor, and which other blood group is the universal recipient?
O- Universal Donor
AB- Universal Recipient
What blood vessel carries blood away from the heart?
Arteries
What causes heartbeat?
By the contraction and relaxation of the muscular wall of the heart.
TRUE OR FALSE: NOT EVERYBODY DOESN'T HAVE A SPECIAL BLOOD GROUP.
False
Name at least one function of the blood.
Blood transports nutrients through the body, removes waste material, controls body temperature, protects our body, transports hormones, and regulates body pH.
What is Blood Transfusion?
It is a process where blood is taken from one person and is put into another person.
What blood vessel carries waste products from cells to diffuse into the plasma of the blood?
Capillaries
What part of the heart separates each side of the heart?
The Septum
WHAT BLOOD COLOR ARE ARTERIES, VEINS, AND CAPILLARIES?
Arteries - bright cherry red
Veins - dark red
Capillaries - bright red