BLOOD Worksheet Questions Name______________________ Directions: Complete the following worksheet in the space provided, ensure your drawings are in pencil. 1. Identify the three types of blood cells. ________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 2. Describe the function of red blood cells. ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 3. What is the shape of red blood cells? ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 4. What’s another name for white blood cells? _________________________________________________________________________________________________ 5. Describe the function of white blood cells. ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 6. Describe the shape of white blood cells. ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 7. Describe the function of platelets. ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 8. Place the blood cells in correct sequence from largest to smallest. ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 9. Identify the liquid that transports blood cells. Note its colour if it was separated. ______________________________________________________ 10. Identify other substances that are transported by plasma. ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 13. Draw the blood cells and note their colour. RED BLOOD CELLS WHITE BLOOD CELLS PLATELETS Critical Thinking: After a blood test, your doctor informs you that your white blood cell count is high. Explain what is possible occurring.