The Blood

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  • Created by: Yi
  • Created on: 09-01-18 20:24
Function of blood
transports materials and heat around the body, and helps to protect against disease
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What does blood contain
plasma, red blood cells, white blood cells and platelets
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What is Plasma?
A pale yellow liquid which carries just about everything that needs transporting around the body
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Function of Plasma
Transporting carbon dioxide, digested food, urea, hormones and heat
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Red blood cells
Transporting oxygen
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White blood cells
Ingesting pathogens and producing antibodies
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Platelets
Involved in blood clotting
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How are red blood cells adapted to their function
Small, biconcave shape to give a large surface area to volume ratio, no nucleus so more room for haemoglobin which gives blood its colour, very flexible so they can easily pass through the tiny capillaries
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What does blood contain

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plasma, red blood cells, white blood cells and platelets

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What is Plasma?

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Function of Plasma

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Red blood cells

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