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Investigating Blood
Instructions: This assignment is designed to introduce you to the human circulatory
system and more specifically blood. Please read the two provided articles related to
the practice of “blood doping”. Using the articles and your highly developed cranial
contents, please complete the following questions as completely as possible. If you
need more room for your answers, use a separate sheet of paper.
1. In your own words, what is hematocrit and what is an average hematocrit level?
2. Describe blood doping.
3. List the benefits and possible dangers associated with blood doping (be specific).
4. Draw and color a diagram of a vile full of normal blood compared to a vile full of
blood from an elite athlete who has been “blood doping”.
5. Define and describe each term in your own words as best as possible (you will
have to infer some of your answers based on the provided articles and prior
knowledge). Circle those terms that are part of your hematocrit.
a. Red blood cell:
b. White blood cell:
c. Platelets:
d. Blood Plasma:
e. Whole Blood:
f. Hemoglobin:
6. Do you believe blood doping should be illegal in sports? Justify your answer.