B3 2.3: Transport in the blood.

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Created on: 03-03-16 21:50

What is blood?

A tissue.

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What fluid contain red blood cells?

Plasma.

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What fluid contain white blood cells?

Platelets.

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What does blood plasma transport?

Carbon dioxide from organs to the lungs, soluble products of digestion from small intesting to other organs, urea from liver to kidney.

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What are red blood cells?

Biconcave discs which do not have a nucleus

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What do red blood cells contain?

Red pigment haemoglobin.

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How do red blood cells use haemoglobin?

Combines with oxygen to form oxyhaemoglobin in the lungs.

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Where fo they carry the oxygen?

To all the organs where the oxyhaemoglobin splits into oxygen and haemoglobin.

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what do white blood cells have?

A nucleus.

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What do white blood cells do?

They are the bodys defense system against microorganisms.

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What are platelets?

Small fragments of cells.

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What do platelets not have?

A nuclus.

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What do platelets do?

Help blood to clot at the site of a wound.

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B3 2.3: Transport in the blood.