Blood Flashcards
What blood component specialises in the transportation of oxygen to different parts of the body?
The Red Blood Cells
What is the blood plasma and what does it consist of?
It is the fluid part of blood and it consists of water and dissolved substances.
What shape are red blood cells?
Biconcave without nuclei.
What is the function of white blood cells?
Destroy microorganisms and protect the body against diseases.
What is the function of blood platelets?
Help with the clotting of blood.
What shape are white blood cells?
Irregular shapes with a nucleus.
What blood vessels pumps oxygenated blood away from the heart?
Arteries
What blood vessel joins arteries and veins together through gaseous exchange
Capillaries
What do veins do?
Pump deoxygenated blood towards the heart