The Blood

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What is the job of red blood cells?
To carry oxygen
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What is plasma?
It's a pale yellow liquid
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This has a biconcave shape which gives a large surface area for absorbing oxygen
red blood cell
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This produces antibodies and antitoxins to fight microorganisms and the toxins they produce
white blood cells
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This transports everything around your body and keeps your blood fluid.
plasma
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These are small fragments of cells
platelets
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This contains haemoglobin which combines in the lungs with oxygen to form oxyhaemoglobin
red blood cells
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Red blood cells have no
nucleus
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These can change shape to help rid your body of microorganisms
white blood cells
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These help your blood to clot so that you don't bleed to death and microorganisms cannot get inside your body.
platelets
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This is a waste product formed in the liver which is transported in plasma to the kidneys where it is disposed of
urea
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These are transported from glands to target organs by plasma
hormones
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What is plasma?

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It's a pale yellow liquid

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This has a biconcave shape which gives a large surface area for absorbing oxygen

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This produces antibodies and antitoxins to fight microorganisms and the toxins they produce

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This transports everything around your body and keeps your blood fluid.

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