B2b- organisation of plants and animals (side one)

Question 1

What is plasma?

Answer 1

Pale yellow fluid that transports carbon dioxide, hormones and waste. Red blood cells, white blood cells and platelets are also suspended in this

Question 2

What do red blood cells do?

Answer 2

Carries oxygen from the lungs to all cells in the body

Question 3

What do white blood cells do?

Answer 3

Defend against disease. Some make antibodies and anti-toxins, others engulf pathogens by changing shape.

Question 4

What do platelets do?

Answer 4

Clump together to form blood clots and scabs

Question 5

What do arteries do?

Answer 5

carry blood away from the heart

Question 6

What do veins do?

Answer 6

Carry blood to the heart

Question 7

what do capillaries do?

Answer 7

connect arteries and veins

Question 7

what do capillaries do?

Answer 7

connect arteries and veins

Question 8

what does the right ventricle do?

Answer 8

pumps blood to the lungs for gas exchange

Question 9

what does the left ventricle do?

Answer 9

pumps blood around rest of body

Question 10

what does the aorta do?

Answer 10

carries blood from the left ventricle to the body

Question 11

what does the vena cava do?

Answer 11

carries blood from the body to the right atrium