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Blood and Lymph. *Students know organ systems function because of the contributions of individual organs, tissues, and cells. The failure of any part can affect the entire system. . Blood . Blood Plasma. Is made up of four components: plasma, red blood cells, white blood cells and platelets.
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Blood and Lymph *Students know organ systems function because of the contributions of individual organs, tissues, and cells. The failure of any part can affect the entire system.
Blood • Blood • Plasma • Is made up of four components: plasma, red blood cells, white blood cells and platelets. • Is the liquid part of the blood
Red Blood Cells • Red blood cells • hemoglobin • Take up oxygen in the lungs and deliver it to cells elsewhere in the body • An iron containing protein that binds chemically to oxygen molecules
White blood cells & Platelets • White blood cells • Platelets • Are the body’s disease fighters • Cell fragments that play an important part in forming blood clots
Blood volume • Blood volume • shock • An average adult has about 5 liters of blood. You have about 2.5-4 liters of blood. • The failure of the circulatory system to provide an adequate supply of oxygen-rich blood to all parts of the body
Transfusions • Type A • Type B • Type AB • Type O • Can only receive A or O blood • Can only receive B or O • Can receive all blood types • Can only receive type O
Lymphatic System • Lymphatic system • Lymph • Lymph nodes • Is a network of vein like vessels that returns the fluid to the blood stream • Consists of water and dissolved materials • Filter lymph trapping bacteria and other disease-causing microorganisms in the fluid