7. List five characteristics of leukocytes.
a. White blood cells
.Module Six Lesson One Notes Guide
NAME: Rudelle Tah
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1. The cardiovascular system consists of:
a. Heart
b. Blood
c. Blood vessels
2. The functions of the cardiovascular system are:
a. Transport nutrients, gases, and hormones throughout the body
b. This system also protects the body against infection by foreign microbes and toxins
c. thermoregulation, which means maintaining constant body temperature.
d. maintains a fluid balance in our bodies, it maintains the pH in our bodies, and also the water
content in our cells.
3. List four characteristics of blood.
a. Plasma
b. Protein
c. Water
d. Elements
4. Plasma:
a. Makes up 55% of the blood
b. It is clear or yellow in color
c. It is made of 90% water and 10% proteins
d. It contains glucose and amino acids.
e. Carries carbon, carbon dioxide, nitrogenous wastes, and ions/electrolytes.
5. Formed elements:
a. Makeup 45% of the blood
b. Are RBC’s (red blood cells), WBC’s (white blood cells), and Thrombocytes (platelets.)
6. List five characteristics of erythrocytes.
a. They lack a nucleus
b. They lack most cellular organelles.
c. packed full of hemoglobin
d. These are cells with a small, disc shape
e. Red blood cells
b. these cells do have a nucleus
c. These cells have most of the cellular organelles.
d. They can travel all over the body
e. There’s not very many of these when we are healthy, they are actually outnumbered by red
blood cells 700:1.
8. List five characteristics of thrombocytes.
a. the platelets in our blood
b. These are very small and are basically fragments of cells.
c. They do not have cellular organelles
d. very active during blood clotting.
e. The main function of clotting
9. The four blood types:
Blood Type Can receive from: Can give to:
Type A Type A or Type O blood Type A or AB
Type B Type B and AB Type B or O
Type AB Receive from anyone Type AB
Type O Type O All blood types
