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ORGANISATION - Blood Flashcards

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Blood

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Tissue made out of a liquid called plasma has 3 different components suspended in it Red Blood Cells, White Blood Cells, Platelets

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Plasma

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Transports various chemical substances around the body

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Red Blood Cells

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Contain haemoglobin which binds to oxygen to transport it from lungs to tissue and cells needed for respiration. No nucleus, Very small, Large surface area so that oxygen can quickly diffuse Across

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White Blood Cells

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Help protect body against infection. Can change shape so can squeeze out of blood vessels into tissues or surround engulf microorganisms

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Platelets

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Fragments of cells which collect at wounds and trigger blood clotting

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