Blood and Circulatory system

List three functions of blood

1. Deliever nutrients and o2 to the cells; takes carbon dioxide away 2. Fights infection 3. Bring food and disposes of waste

what is the smallest type of blood vessel?

Capillaries

When you get a cut, these help the blood to clot

Platelets

these contain a certain protein, which gives blood its red color

Red Blood Cells

these are forked in bone marrow.

Red, white, and platelets

The heart then uses the _____ to pump blood to all parts of the body

aorta

Arteries take blood to or away from the heart?

away from the heart

White blood

fight infection

Vessels

helps blood flow

The heart pumps blood from the pulmonary artery to the ______, where it gets oxygen from the blood

lungs

Where is the hemoglobin found?

on red blood cells

this part of blood is the liquid part

plasma

Platelets

prevents bleeding; clotting

the blood uses the ____ _______ to return to the heart after it gets oxygen from the lungs

pulmonary vein

blood flows from the right atrium to the what?

right ventricle

What is the job of the hemoglobin?

to attract oxygen and carbon dioxide

Veins take blood to or away from the heart>

to the heart

Red blood

transports o2/co2 waste and nutrients

true or false, blood in the right side of the heart has not reached the lungs; therefore, blood has no oxygen on the right side

true

true or false, blood is mostly made of water

true

true or false, the number of times your heart beats per minute is called your pulse

true

there are _____ in veins to keep blood from flowing backwards

valves

These are important if you have an infection

white blood cells