Cardiovascular System
These blood cells are responsible for oxygen transport throughout the body
What are red blood cells?
This profession involves drawing blood from patients for medical testing, transfusions, or research
What is a phlebotomist?
This liquid component of blood is obtained after centrifuging a blood sample that has not been allowed to clot
What is plasma?
All of the eight blood types.
What is A positive, A negative, B positive, B negative, AB positive, AB negative, O positive, and O negative?
Identification you need to bring to a blood donation appointment.
What is a driver’s license?
This large artery carries oxygen-rich blood from the left ventricle to the body
What is the aorta?
a licensed healthcare professional who performs diagnostic tests on patient samples to help diagnose, treat, and prevent disease
What is a medical technologist?
localized bleeding outside of blood vessels
What is a hematoma?
The blood type considered the universal donor.
What is O negative?
How often you can donate whole blood.
What is every 56 days?
This is the amount of blood pumped by the heart every minute.
What is 1.5 gallons?
This healthcare worker operates medical imaging equipment, such as MRI or X-ray machines, to help diagnose medical conditions
What is a radiologic technologist?
a substance that keeps blood from clotting.
What is an anticoagulant?
The most common blood type in the US.
What is O positive?
You may not be eligible to donate blood if you have recently traveled to areas with a risk of this mosquito-borne illness
What is malaria?
The circulation between the heart and the lungs
What is pulmonary circulation?
a medical doctor who specializes in diagnosing and treating blood disorders, bone marrow diseases, and lymphatic system issues
What is a Hematologist?
a condition where the body doesn't produce enough healthy red blood cells, or the red blood cells it does produce don't have enough hemoglobin
What is anemia?
The universal blood recipient
What is AB+
These are the types of foods you should eat before donating.
What are iron rich foods? (red meat, fish, poultry, beans, spinach, iron-fortified cereals or raisins)
This condition occurs when the blood supply to part of the heart muscle is blocked, often by a blood clot
What is a heart attack?
This professional often works in schools, hospitals, or private practices to help patients with speech and communication disorders
What is a speech-language pathologist?
A large vein in the upper arm that crosses the front of the elbow and is a common vein choice for blood draw.
What is the median cubital vein?
This blood type is one of the rarest, found in only about 1% of the population, and can donate to all AB types
What is AB negative?
This is the minimum age required to donate blood in most U.S. states.
What is 17 years old?