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Parts of Blood
Red Blood Cells
• Transports oxygen throughout the body
• Transports CO2 back to your lungs
• 25,000,000,000,000 are in the average adult.
Sickle Cell Disease
White Blood Cells
• Fight disease by destroying invading objects
• 5,000-10,000 per drop of blood
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I_xh-bkiv_c
Leukemia and AIDS
Platelets
• Form blood clots making a scab.
• Missing key nutrients (K, Ca, and other vitamins) can make clotting difficult.
Thrombocytopenia purpurea and Hemophilia
Plasma
• 54% of blood is plasma
• It’s the main transportation component of the body
• Ca and other nutrients travel in the plasma
• Drink your water! Plasma is 90% water.
Donate Plasma
http://www.ctdn.org/high-schools.html.