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Blood & Lymph
Bonnie Branch 7th grade - 17-3 / Blood & Lymph
Question | Answer |
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Plasma | The liquid part of the blood |
Red blood cell | A cell in the blood that takes up oxygen in the lungs and delivers it to cells elsewhere in the body |
Hemoglobin | An iron-containing protein that binds chemically to oxygen molecules and makes up most of a red blood cell |
White blood cell | A blood cell that fights disease |
Platelet | A cell fragment that plays an important part in forming blood clots |
Fibrin | A protein that is important in blood clotting because it forms a net of tiny fibers that traps red blood cells |
Blood transfusion | The transfer of blood from one person to another |
Lymphatic system | A network of vein-like vessels that returns the fluid that leaks out of blood vessels to the bloodstream |
Lymph | The fluid that the lymphatic system collects and returns to the bloodstream |
Lymph node | A knob of tissue in the lymphatic system that filters lymph |