Beaconhouse School System

Biology Worksheet
Circulatory System
Name: _________________________

Date: ________________

1. What are the basic components of a circulatory system?

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2. Define the term lymphocyte.

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3. Arteries carry blood ___________________________________________.
4. Veins carry blood _____________________________________________.
5. Capillaries are sites of _____________________________________________.
6. How many chambers are present in the heart of a man? Name them.
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7. What is meant by the term double circulation?
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8. Blood is composed of these two components. __________________ __________________

9. What is the major component of plasma?

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10. What is in plasma other than water?
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11. What are the cellular elements that are present in blood?
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12. What blood cell carries oxygen?
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13. What in the blood cell is responsible for binding oxygen?
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14. Which white blood cells are phagocytes?
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15. What is a major function of platelets?
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16. List the steps involved in the clotting process.
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17. How do Fibrin threads formed?
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