What is so Wonderful about Blood

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What is so Wonderful about Blood!

• Written by
• American Red Cross

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Blood Brainteaser
Blood contains many substances
Name two of them.
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• Water
• Plasma
• Red cells
• White cells
• Platelets
• Nutrients
• (glucose, proteins, lipids)

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Blood Brainteaser
Where are blood cells made?
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Inside the marrow of your bones.
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Blood Brainteaser
Blood has 4 major jobs to keep you healthy Name
two of them.
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• Carry Oxygen to the bodys cells
• Distribute nutrients (food) to the bodys cells
  so they can create energy.
• Remove carbon dioxide and other chemical waste
  products from the bodys cells.
• Transport special cells and proteins which defend
  against infection and injuries.

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Blood Brainteaser
Which cells carry oxygen to the bodys cells?
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Which cells remove Carbon Dioxide from the bodys
cells?
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They remove carbon dioxide from the bodys cells.
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Blood Brainteaser
What causes blood to circulate in the body?
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The Heart! It pumps blood to all our body cells,
supplying them with oxygen and food.
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Where does the blood get the oxygen it carries
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Lungs Red blood cells get the oxygen from the air
in the lungs and carry it to tissues in every
part of the body.
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What is the study of Blood called
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Hematology!
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What gives blood its red color
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Hemoglobin a protein, gives blood its red color.
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What do white cells do
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White cells fight germs and bacteria. They
protect you against disease.
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What is the cellular matter in blood that helps
stop bleeding and forms blood clots?
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Platelets when a blood vessel is cut, platelets
stick to the edges of the cut and to one another,
forming a plug that slows bleeding. They then
release chemicals that react with clotting
proteins, leading to the formation of a blood
clot.
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Which cell type, red or white, is most numerous
in your blood?
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Red blood Cells!!
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Blood cells are transported through your body in
a straw-colored liquid called_________________? Pl
asma It is the liquid part of your blood in
which red cells, white cells and platelets float.
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What is plasma mostly made up of?
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Water! Plasma carries nutrients and other
chemicals, like proteins, that are necessary for
life. Some of the proteins are clotting proteins.
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How many pints of blood does the average adult
have?
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10-12 pints! Wow that is a lot of blood.
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What is so wonderful about blood?
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Keeps our bodies healthy. Helps save lives. A
gift that you and I can give to people who need
it.
It is easy to give the gift of life!
One donation can help several people.