https://padlet.com/raynaritchey/z0kt0j8e42we Questions & Answers on Blood! en-us 2018-02-08 16:36:16 UTC 2025-10-03 14:30:12 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet-assets.s3.amazonaws.com/icons/Removelove.png raynaritchey https://padlet.com/raynaritchey/z0kt0j8e42we/wish/229669022 - average of 2-3 tablespoons (10-80mL) 
- some women have reported around 2 cups ]]> 2018-02-08 16:36:16 UTC https://padlet.com/raynaritchey/z0kt0j8e42we/wish/229669022 raynaritchey https://padlet.com/raynaritchey/z0kt0j8e42we/wish/229669024 - attacks rapidly dividing groups of cells in the body (bone marrow and intestinal specifically) 
- after bone marrow is affected, white blood cell counts drop and immune system begins to shut down 
- may develop sepsis, an infection of the blood that can happen when the intestinal walls cannot act as a barrier against bacteria ]]> 2018-02-08 16:36:16 UTC https://padlet.com/raynaritchey/z0kt0j8e42we/wish/229669024 raynaritchey https://padlet.com/raynaritchey/z0kt0j8e42we/wish/229669025 - the heme groups turn into bilirubin, then captured by the liver, and later excreted to the bowels as a part of bile during destruction ]]> 2018-02-08 16:36:16 UTC https://padlet.com/raynaritchey/z0kt0j8e42we/wish/229669025 raynaritchey https://padlet.com/raynaritchey/z0kt0j8e42we/wish/229669026 - a red blood cell lives around 120 days 
- the spleen is the main organ where old red blood cells are destroyed ]]> 2018-02-08 16:36:16 UTC https://padlet.com/raynaritchey/z0kt0j8e42we/wish/229669026 raynaritchey https://padlet.com/raynaritchey/z0kt0j8e42we/wish/230081009 - within seconds, vital organs stop receiving instructions, so they stop working 
- blood stops circulating; cell death 
- heads may be conscious after decapitation; brain can stay oxygenated for up to 12 seconds without circulation ]]> 2018-02-09 16:07:26 UTC https://padlet.com/raynaritchey/z0kt0j8e42we/wish/230081009