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These carry blood away from your heart |
Arteries |
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The smallest blood vessels are called |
Capillaries |
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These collect blood from the capillaries and return it to the heart |
Veins |
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A child has how many quarts of blood in their body? |
3 |
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This moves food and oxygen from one part of the body to another |
Bloodstream |
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The liquid part of your blood that carries digested food |
Plasma |
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Which blood cells carry oxygen? |
Red |
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This mineral gives red blood cells their color |
Iron |
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These blood cells fight off infection |
White |
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What helps fight off pathogens or germs? |
Antibodies |
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What helps the blood to clot? |
Platelets |
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A blood clot on your skin is called |
Scab |
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These are door like flaps that open and allow blood to flow |
Valves |
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How many miles of pipeline does your blood travel to all parts of your body? |
60000 miles |
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Blood flow throughout the body is called |
Circulation |
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This is the largest artery in your body |
Aorta |
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The expanding of the arteries after each heartbeat |
Pulse |
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The two large veins which enter the heart |
Vena cava |
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Enlarged and painful veins near the surface of the skin are called |
Varicose veins |
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The pressure of your blood against the arteries |
Blood pressure |
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Name two things that keep the heart healthy |
Rest and exercise |
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Our bodies need one full day of this each week |
Rest |
