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Cardiovascular System
Cardiovascular System
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Science
7th Grade
05/09/2016

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Name the two types of blood cells:
Definition
red and white
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Function of Red Blood Cells:
Definition

Function: carry oxygen to your cells

 

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The protein in RBCs that clings to oxygen in called:
Definition
hemoglobin
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Name the function of white blood cells:
Definition
function: destroy pathogens
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White blood cells will wander around:
Definition
tissues engulfing pathogens (disease causing particles) or releasing antibodies (chemicals that destroy pathogens)
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Pathogens:
Definition
disease causing particles
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Antibodies:
Definition
chemicals that destroy pathogens
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Name the function of Platelets:
Definition
function: create blood clots
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What is plasma?
Definition
fluid part of the blood
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What makes up plasma?
Definition
  1. water
  2. nutrience
  3. protiens
  4. minerals
  5. sugars
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What is the pharynx?
Definition
upper part of your throat
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What is the larynx?
Definition
contains vocal cords and is your voice box
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What is the trachea?
Definition
the passage way for air traveling from the larynx to the lungs
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What is the bronchi?
Definition
it goes to each lung and branches into thousands of tiny tubes called bronchioles
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What are lungs?
Definition
organs that take in air
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What is the alveoli?
Definition
tiny air sacs in your lungs
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What is the diaphragm?
Definition
muscle under your lungs
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Respiratory Disorder: Caused by bacteria or viruses that cause inflammation and fluid build-up
Definition
pneunomia
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Respiratory Disorder: caused by an irritation in the lining of the bronchi:
Definition
bronchitis
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Respiratory Disorder: Caused by an erosion of the lung tissue
Definition
emphysema
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Respiratory Disorder: Caused by narrowing of the bronchi tubes
Definition
asthma
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What is antigen?
Definition
chemicals that you have on the surface of your red blood cells
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What is an antibody?
Definition
different chemicals in the plasma
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What happens in agglutination? Why can it be deadly?
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If two blood types touch, it forms blood clots and you die
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A patient has type AB blood.  If they received a transfusion of type B blood, predict and explain what would happen
Definition
they would be fine
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A patient has type B blood.  If they received a transfusion of type AB blood, predict what would happen
Definition
The blood would clump and you would die.  The B antigens would be killed.
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Predict and explain what will happen to a patient with type O blood when they receive a transfusion from a type A donor
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The patient would die.  The patient would die because they clump together
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A patient with type A blood needs a blood transfusion. Identify the blood types that are compatible with hers
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Blood types O or A
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