They help your form scabs when you are bleeding. They are fragments of cells that stick to the edges of a wound.

They carry oxygen. They make up about 40% of your blood.

They fight infections and trigger allergies.

The scientific name for red blood cells.

The scientific name for white blood cells.

The protein that fills red blood cells. This protein is what carries oxygen from the lungs to the rest of the body.

The fluid portion of the blood. It is mostly water with some dissolved nutrients, salts, and wastes.

A lack of red blood cells or hemoglobin. This leads to people feeling weak and tired.

They float around in the plasma and have several jobs. They help blood to clot and keep the amount of water in the blood consistent.

These are ions dissolved in the blood. Examples include Na, Cl, Ca, Mg, and K.

These are absorbed from food we eat. Examples include carbohydrates, fats, and proteins.

These are released by all cells and organs. Examples include urea, ammonia, and salts. They get released as urine.

Blood is bright red when it contains oxygen. It changes to dull blue when it loses oxygen.

The thick, muscular chambers that form the bottom of the heart. They pump blood to the whole body.

The thin, weak chambers that form the top of the heart. They collect blood from the body and pass it to the lower chambers.

The largest blood vessel in the body. It connects to the heart.

These blood vessels carry blood away from the heart towards all body parts.

The smallest blood vessels in the body. They allow oxygen and nutrients to pass from blood to cells.

These blood vessels carry blood back towards the heart.

The blood vessel in the neck that carries blood down from the heard.

The blood vessel in the elbow where blood is often taken from and IVs are inserted.

Automatic External Defibrillator.

This machine gives an electric shock to restart the heart. It is used when someone is having a heart attack.

This looks like a series of waves. It shows the electrical activity of the heart when muscles contract.

The first little bump on an ECG pattern. It happens when the atria contract.

The big spike on an ECG pattern. It happens when the ventricles contract.

Examples include dermis, epidermis, blood, muscle, and hypodermis.

Examples include skin, stomach, liver, brain.

Examples include the digestive system, nervous system, and reproductive system.

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Blood and TissueQuiz

Blood Quiz

Question	Answer
Platelets	They help your form scabs when you are bleeding. They are fragments of cells that stick to the edges of a wound.
Red blood cells	They carry oxygen. They make up about 40% of your blood.
White blood cells	They fight infections and trigger allergies.
Erythrocytes	The scientific name for red blood cells.
Lymphocytes	The scientific name for white blood cells.
Hemoglobin	The protein that fills red blood cells. This protein is what carries oxygen from the lungs to the rest of the body.
Plasma	The fluid portion of the blood. It is mostly water with some dissolved nutrients, salts, and wastes.
Anemia	A lack of red blood cells or hemoglobin. This leads to people feeling weak and tired.
Blood proteins	They float around in the plasma and have several jobs. They help blood to clot and keep the amount of water in the blood consistent.
Electrolytes	These are ions dissolved in the blood. Examples include Na, Cl, Ca, Mg, and K.
Nutrients in blood	These are absorbed from food we eat. Examples include carbohydrates, fats, and proteins.
Wastes in blood	These are released by all cells and organs. Examples include urea, ammonia, and salts. They get released as urine.
Blood color changes	Blood is bright red when it contains oxygen. It changes to dull blue when it loses oxygen.
Ventricle	The thick, muscular chambers that form the bottom of the heart. They pump blood to the whole body.
Atrium	The thin, weak chambers that form the top of the heart. They collect blood from the body and pass it to the lower chambers.
Aorta	The largest blood vessel in the body. It connects to the heart.
Artery	These blood vessels carry blood away from the heart towards all body parts.
Cappilaries	The smallest blood vessels in the body. They allow oxygen and nutrients to pass from blood to cells.
Vein	These blood vessels carry blood back towards the heart.
Jugular vein	The blood vessel in the neck that carries blood down from the heard.
Cubital vein	The blood vessel in the elbow where blood is often taken from and IVs are inserted.
Automatic External Defibrillator.	This machine gives an electric shock to restart the heart. It is used when someone is having a heart attack.
ECG pattern	This looks like a series of waves. It shows the electrical activity of the heart when muscles contract.
P wave	The first little bump on an ECG pattern. It happens when the atria contract.
S wave	The big spike on an ECG pattern. It happens when the ventricles contract.
Tissue examples	Examples include dermis, epidermis, blood, muscle, and hypodermis.
Organ examples	Examples include skin, stomach, liver, brain.
Body system examples	Examples include the digestive system, nervous system, and reproductive system.

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