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1
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Blood

A

Connective tissue of plasma and cells

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2
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Plasma

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Liquid part

90% water

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3
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What does plasma contain

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Dissolved substances

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4
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What dissolved substances are in plasma

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Minerals
Vitamins
Glucose

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5
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What shape are red blood cells

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Biconcave shape

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6
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What do red blood cells not have

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A nucleus mitochondria

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7
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Red blood cells contain

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Haemoglobin

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8
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Where are red blood cells made

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Bone marrows

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9
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What are red blood cells broken down by

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Liver or spleen

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10
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White blood cells are … than red blood cells

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Larger and less numerous

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Function of white blood cells

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Protect against disease

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12
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Large nucleus in white blood cells produce..

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Antibodies

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13
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Platelets are

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Fragments of cells

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14
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Function of platelets

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Clotting

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15
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What determines blood groups in red blood cells

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Type of antigen present

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16
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Name another blood grouping system

A

Rhesus system

17
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3 functions blood

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Transports food wastes hormones and gases

Temperature regulation

Defence against disease

18
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What does the closed system endure

A

That blood pressure is high enough to reach all parts of the body

19
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Open system

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Blood bathed the cells

20
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What is a portal system

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A pathway that begins and ends in capillaries

21
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What do portal veins not connect directly to

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The heart

22
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What does the hepatic portal vein connect

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Ileum to liver

23
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Function ofred blood cells

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Transport oxygen

24
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What feature allows blood cells to pass through the narrow capillaries

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They are flexible

25
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Where are red blood cells produced

A

Red bone marrow

26
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Where are red blood cells broken down

A

Liver

27
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Name transport fluid in humans that does not contain plasma

A

Lymph

28
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Name blood vessel from which capillary arises

A

Arteriole

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