Blood Flashcards
What liquid does blood consist of?
Plasma
How much percent of water is Plasma?
90 percent
Nutrients obtained by the digestion of food are taken to the ______ of the body
Cells.
What will happen to waste products such as urea?
It will be excreted from the body.
What helps to protect the body from disease?
Antibodies
What helps the blood clot?
Fibrinogen
What does hormones do?
Hormones coordinate different functions within the body.
What are the 2 white blood cells names?
Phagocytes and lymphocytes
Blood cells contain a mixture of?
It contains a mixture of both red blood cells and white blood cells.
What are the importance of platelets?
For the clotting process.
What does the red blood cells do?
•transport oxygen around the body
What is the pigment in red blood cells?
Hemoglobin
What does hemoglobin contain?
It contains iron
What is the name of the condition that may be due to insufficient iron?
Anaemia
Which blood cells is the shortage causing anaemia?
The red blood.