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notes about blood (genetics unit)
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| How much blood is in your body? | 4-6 liters (1.5 gallons) |
| What percentage of your body weight is blood? | 7% |
| What is the main goal of blood? What is this also known as? | to transport O2 to, and remove CO2 from, body tissue- the circulatory system |
| what does the heart do? | pumps the blood |
| what do the arteries do? | carries blood AWAY from the heart |
| what do veins do? | carries blood TO the heart |
| what do lungs do? | O2 is inhaled, CO2 is exhaled |
| What contains hemoglobin? | red blood cells |
| What do red blood cells carry? | O2 and CO2 |
| What do white blood cells do? | fight infections by producing antibodies |
| what do platelets do? | help blood clot |
| What is plasma and what does it do? | yellowish liquid, holds nutrients |
| where are new cells created? | in the bone marrow |