Soc16 Componants Of The Blood Flashcards

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Vascular shunting

A

Process that increases blood flow to active areas during exercise by diverting blood away from inactive areas

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2
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Immune system

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The structures and process in your body that atop disease

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3
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Thrombokinase

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Substance involved in clotting blood

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4
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Serotonin

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Hormone that triggers the process of clotting

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5
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Plasma

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The fluid part of the blood

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6
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Erythrocyte

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Red blood cell

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7
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Haemoglobin

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A red protein in the blood that transports oxygen

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8
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Anaemia

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A condition where there is a lack of haemoglobin or red blood cells in the blood

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9
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Luekocyte

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White blood cells

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10
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Pathogen

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An agent that causes disease, such as a virus

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11
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Antibody

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Chemical that destroys a pathogen

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