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Science Chapter 19 Section2
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7th Grade
10/31/2011

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Blood carries oxygen from your lungs to what and carbon dioxide from your cells to what?
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body cells, your lungs to be exhaled
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Blood transports nutrients to your body's cells. Cells and molecules in blood do what?
Definition
fight infections and heal wounds
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liquid part of blood
Definition
plasma
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What 3 things are dissolved in plasma?
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nutrients, minerals, and oxygen
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What do red blood cells do?
Definition
supply your body with oxygen
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What contains hemogoblin? (a chemical that can carry oxygen and carbon dioxide)
Definition
red blood cells
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How long is the span of a red blood cell?
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120 days
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What do white blood cells do?
Definition
fight bacteria and viruses
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White blood cells enter infected tissues, destroy bacteria and viruses and do what?
Definition
absorb dead bodies
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Irregurly shaped cell fragments that help clot blood
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platelets
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How long is a platelet's life span?
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5 to 9 days
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platelets and cloting factors plug up a wound
Definition
blood clotting
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What do platelets stick to?
Definition
a wound and release chemicals
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What are fibrins?
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thrreadlike fibers, form a sticky net
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Name the blood types
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A, B, AB, O
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Type O has no antigenes. What can it do?
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it can donate blood to any type
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Type AB doesn't have what?
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antibodies so it can receive blood from any type
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