Blood Flashcards

1
Q

What liquid does blood consist of?

A

Plasma

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2
Q

How much percent of water is Plasma?

A

90 percent

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3
Q

Nutrients obtained by the digestion of food are taken to the ______ of the body

A

Cells.

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4
Q

What will happen to waste products such as urea?

A

It will be excreted from the body.

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5
Q

What helps to protect the body from disease?

A

Antibodies

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6
Q

What helps the blood clot?

A

Fibrinogen

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7
Q

What does hormones do?

A

Hormones coordinate different functions within the body.

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8
Q

What are the 2 white blood cells names?

A

Phagocytes and lymphocytes

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9
Q

Blood cells contain a mixture of?

A

It contains a mixture of both red blood cells and white blood cells.

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10
Q

What are the importance of platelets?

A

For the clotting process.

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11
Q

What does the red blood cells do?

A

•transport oxygen around the body

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12
Q

What is the pigment in red blood cells?

A

Hemoglobin

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13
Q

What does hemoglobin contain?

A

It contains iron

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14
Q

What is the name of the condition that may be due to insufficient iron?

A

Anaemia

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15
Q

Which blood cells is the shortage causing anaemia?

A

The red blood.

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16
Q

What does the white blood cells do?

A

It fights any infection that might enter the body.

17
Q

What does phagocytes do?

A

It encloses bacteria or parts of bacteria into the cell and then digest then and kill them

18
Q

What does lymphocytes do?

A

It releases chemicals -antibodies- that destroy bacteria.