Blood Flashcards
Blood delivers…
Glucose
Oxygen
Blood takes away…
carbon dioxide
Waste (urea)
Plasma’s job is…
Job: to carry glucose, carbon dioxide and hormones
Plasma’s feature is…
liquid part of blood
white blood cells job is…
to protect the body against diseases
white blood cells feature is…
has nucleus and is different shapes and sizes
platelets feature is…
very small
platelets job is…
help clot blood and stop it from bledding
red blood cells features..
no nucleus
red in colour
red blood cells job..
to transport oxygen
scabs job..
(3 Things)
-stop loss of blood
-stop germs and infection
-allows healing to take place underneath
what are arteries..
thick elastic walls due to the pressure of blood
Blood carries away from the heart- it is oxygenated
what are veins..
thin walls with valves to stop the flow of blood
Blood carried into the heart and makes it deoxygenated
what are capillaries..
walls only one cell thick
connect arteries and veins
