Blood Content Practice B LESSON 3 Fact

Name
Date
Content Practice B
Class
LESSON 3
Blood
Directions: Respond to each statement in the space provided.
Fact
Why it is important
1.
Blood fights infection in a
person.
2.
Blood regulates the body’s
temperature.
3.
Oxygen binds to hemoglobin in
red blood cells.
4.
Red blood cells look like a
doughnut without a hole.
5.
Platelets plug wounds.
6.
Molecules, such as salts and
sugars dissolve in plasma.
7.
All blood is typed before being
given to someone else.
8.
Type O blood has clumping
proteins for A and B blood.
9.
A person with hemophilia lacks
a clotting protein.
10.
A person with anemia has a low
red blood cell count.
11.
Bone marrow cancer slows or
prevents blood cell formation.
12.
Sickle-shaped cells have a
crescent shape.
13.
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