Word Bank:
oxygen capillaries blood ventricle atrium
valve vena cava platelets heart white blood cells red blood cells artery
5.) The cells in the blood that carry oxygen are called ___________. On average. people have about 20-25 trillion of these cells in their bodies. The body produces about three million new ones every second to replace those that die.
6.) Another type of cell in the body helps the body to fight disease. These are called ___________. They are larger than red blood cells, and they capture bacteria and release chemicals that fight infections.
7.) When a blood vessel is injured, there are tiny ______ in the blood that help the blood to clot and seal the but in the blood vessel.
8.) The blood travels through the body in tubes called ________.
9.) An _______ is a blood vessel that carries blood away from the heart. These blood vessels have thick muscular walls.
2007-02-14
14:25:28
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This is 7th grade work (for Jenny M)
2007-02-14
14:39:44 ·
update #1
I do not have a textbook are notes and it is due tomorrow. I am already suppose to be in the bed for ones that keep telling me to use my textbook etc.
2007-02-14
15:00:18 ·
update #2