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platelets.

"Blood clotting is made possible by plasma proteins and cell fragments called platelets" Excerpt From: Kenneth R. Miller, Ph.D. & Joseph S. Levine, Ph.D. "Biology." Pearson Education, Inc., 2012. iBooks. This material may be protected by copyright. Check out this book on the iBooks Store: https://itunes.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewBook?id=490038442

"The main function of red blood cells is to transport oxygen."

"Plasma is about 90 percent water and 10 percent dissolved gases, salts, nutrients, enzymes, hormones, waste products, plasma proteins, cholesterol, and other important compounds. "The main function of red blood cells is to transport oxygen."

"What is the connection between cholesterol and circulatory disease?

"Research indicates that high cholesterol levels, along with other risk factors, lead to atherosclerosis and higher risk of heart attack"

"What is the function of the lymphatic system?"

"The lymphatic system is a network of vessels, nodes, and organs that collects the lymph that leaves capillaries, "screens" it for microorganisms, and returns it to the circulatory system.

lymph,

"The lymphatic system is a network of vessels, nodes, and organs that collects the lymph that leaves capillaries, "screens" it for microorganisms, and returns it to the circulatory system. The" Excerpt From: Kenneth R. Miller, Ph.D. & Joseph S. Levine, Ph.D. "Biology." Pearson Education, Inc., 2012. iBooks. This material may be protected by copyright. Check out this book on the iBooks Store: https://itunes.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewBook?id=490038442

red blood cells

"The main function of red blood cells is to transport oxygen."

"What are three common circulatory diseases?"

"Three common and serious diseases of the circulatory system are heart disease, stroke, and high blood pressure."

White blood cells,

"White blood cells guard against infection, fight parasites, and attack bacteria. "

is atherosclerosis,

"is atherosclerosis, a condition in which fatty deposits called plaques build up in artery walls and eventually cause the arteries to stiffen" Excerpt From: Kenneth R. Miller, Ph.D. & Joseph S. Levine, Ph.D. "Biology." Pearson Education, Inc., 2012. iBooks. This material may be protected by copyright. Check out this book on the iBooks Store: https://itunes.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewBook?id=490038442

plasma

"plasma. Plasma is about 90 percent water and 10 percent dissolved gases, salts, nutrients, enzymes, hormones, waste products, plasma proteins, cholesterol, and other important compounds."