Blood

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  • Created by: emews
  • Created on: 04-11-17 10:15
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  • Blood
    • Plasma
      • Transporting carbon dioxide, digested food, urea, hormones and heat
    • Red blood cells
      • transporting oxygen
      • contain haemoglobin
      • no nucleus
      • small and flexible
    • white blood cells
      • ingesting pathogens and producing antibodies
      • Antibodies can neutralise toxins by:
        • causing bacteria to burst open and die
        • labelling the pathogen so it's recognised more easily by phagocytes
        • sticking pathogens together in clumps so they can be recognised by phagocytes more easily.
    • platelets
      • Involved in blood clotting

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