The Circulatory System

Parts of the Blood

I.      Red Blood Cells

i Function: to carry oxygen and carbon dioxide ii Life span: ______________________ iii Where they’re made: ____________

  II. White Blood Cells

i. Function: to fight infection 1. types of white blood cells: ______________________

ii. Life span: _____________________ iii. Where they’re made: ____________

III.      Platelets                                                                                  

Platelets i. Function: to clot the blood ii. Life span: _______________________ iii. Where they’re made: _______________________________

II.    Plasma i.Function: to transport dissolved materials and maintain fluid levels in the blood ii. How it’s made: _____________________ iii. Examples of dissolved materials:_______

2. Lymphatic System

I. Lymph a. Function: _______ b. Where it’s made: ______________ c. Name the materials found in lymph:______________________

II. Lymph Nodes a. Function: ___________ b. Most common locations_____ c. How do they indicate illness? ____

III. Lymph vessels Where do you find them? b. How does lymph get pushed through them? Are they connected to the heart? d. Why do they have valves?

3. Blood vessels:

I. Arteries:

Arteries a. function: ____________________ b. largest artery in the body: __________________________ c. Draw a cross section of an artery:   d. Why do they have layer of muscle?

II. Veins:

II. Veins: Why do they have a thinner wall than an artery? a. function: __________________ b. Why do they have valves? c. Draw a cross section of a vein:   Why do they have a thinner wall than an artery?

III. Capillaries:

III. Capillaries: a. function: __________________ b. How many cells thick are they? c. Name at least two parts of different body systems that work with capillaries.

  Blood Typing

Blood type RBC’s have marker proteins on the outside Draw the 4 blood types below

  blood makes clumping proteins called antibodies that will attack foreign blood and cause it to clump List the blood types that each of the following CAN receive: i.     A: ________________________ ii.    B: ________________________ iii.    AB: _______________________ iv O:_________________________

BONUS: i. Universal donor_________________ ii.  Universal recipient_______________