circulatory system - blood

Question 1

______ is the liquid part of the blood?

Answer 1

plasma is the liquid part of the blood

Question 2

what does plasma transport around the body?

Answer 2

plasma transports dissolved substances around the body

Question 3

plasma transports ____ _____ from organs to the lungs?

Answer 3

plasma transports carbon dioxide from organs to the lungs

Question 4

plasma transports ____ from liver to kidneys?

Answer 4

plasma transports urea from liver to kidneys

Question 5

plasma transports soluble products of digestion like glucose from ______ ____ to other organs?

Answer 5

plasma transports soluble products of digestion like glucose from small intestine to other organs

Question 6

what do red blood cells transports from lungs to body cells?

Answer 6

red blood cells transport oxygen from lungs to body cells

Question 7

what is the oxygen-carrying molecule in red blood cells called?

Answer 7

haemoglobin

Question 8

in the lungs, oxygen binds with haemoglobin to form what?

Answer 8

in the lungs, oxygen binds with haemoglobin to form oxyhaemoglobin

Question 9

when the red blood cells have travelled to the organs, oxyhaemoglobin releases ______?

Answer 9

when the red blood cells have travelled to the organs, oxyhaemoglobin releases oxygen

Question 10

oxyhaemoglobin —-> ????? + ?????

Answer 10

oxyhaemoglobin —-> oxygen + haemoglobin

Question 11

red blood cells have no nucleus, what does this allow them them to do?

Answer 11

allows them to have more room for haemoglobin

Question 12

what do white blood cells produce?

Answer 12

white blood cells produce antibodies

Question 13

what do antibodies allow white blood cells to do?

Answer 13

antibodies allow white blood cells to fight microorganisms

Question 14

platelets are small fragments of cells, what is their function?

Answer 14

to help blood to clot

Question 15

what is “clotting”?

Answer 15

stopping blood from pouring out and stopping microorganisms from getting in