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Science
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| The liquid part of blood. | Plasma |
| A cell in the blood that takes up oxygen in the lungs and delivers it to cells elsewhere in the body | Red blood cells |
| An iron-containing protein That binds chemically to oxygen molecules And makes up most of red blood cells. | Hemoglobin |
| A blood cell that fights disease | White blood cells |
| A cell fragment that plays an important part in forming blood clots | Platelets |
| A chemical that is important in blood clotting because it forms a fiber net that traps red blood cells. | Fibrin |
| The transference of blood from one person to another | Blood transfusion |
| Blood types | A,AB,B,O |
| A network of veinlike vessels that returns the fluid that leaks out of blood vessels to the bloodstream | Lymphatic system |
| The fluid that the lymphatic system collects and returns to the bloodstream. | Lymph |
| A small knob of tissue in the lymphatic system that filters lymph. | Lymph nodes |
| A condition in which an artery wall thickens as a result of the buildup of fatty materials | Atherosclerosis |
| A waxy, fatlike substance, found only in animal products, That îs an important part of your bodys cells, ca-n build pulmonar artery walls. | Cholesterol |
| A condition in which blood flow to a part of the heart Muscel îs blocked, which causes heart celule to die | Heart attack |
| A disorder in which a persons blood pressure is consistently higher than normal | Hypertension |
| Blood type A | Anti-B,,,,,,can have A and O |
| Blood type B | Anti-A,,,,,,,, can have B and O |
| Blood type AB | Can have all but can't give unless it's the same blood |
| Blood type O | Anti-A, anti-B,,,,,,,,, can only have O |
| Blood is made up of what four components | Plasma,red blood cells, white blood cells, platelets |
| The body system that consists of the heart, blood vessels and blood and that carries need substances to cell and carries waste products away from cells | Cardiovascular system |
| A hollow muscular organ that pumps blood throughout the body | Heart |
| Each of the two upper chambers of the heart that receives blood that comes into the heart | Atrium |
| Ventricle | |
| Valve | |
| Pacemaker | |
| A blood vessel that carries blood away from the narrow significantly | Arteries |
| A tiny blood vessel where substances are exchanged between the blood and the body cells | Capillaries |
| Veins | |
| Two loops | |
| The largest artery in the body | Aorta |
| A push or a pull | Force |
| 2 arteries | |
| An artery that supplies blood to the heart itself | Coronary arteries |
| 2 capillaries | |
| The process by which molecules move from an area in which they are highly concentrated to an area in which they are less concentrated | Diffusion |
| 2 veins | |
| Pressure | |
| The pressure that is exerted by the blood against the walls of blood vessels | Blood pressure |
| Sphygmomanometer |