The Blood Flashcards
1
Q
Give Five points on Red Blood Cells
A
- Shaped as a Biconcave
- Increase surface area
- Haemoglobin (Pigment)
- Has iron which carries oxygen.
- Do not carry Nucleus
2
Q
Give two points on White Blood Cells
A
- Large Nucleus - Fighting Foreign Body
3
Q
Give two points on Platelets
A
- Fragments of Old Cells - Used for blood Clotting to Heal Wounds
4
Q
Give two points on Plasma
A
- Liquid part of the Blood (Yellow Colour) - Carries dissolved CO2, Glucose, Minerals & Vitamins etc.
5
Q
Give four points on Arteries
A
- Away from Heart - Carry blood under high pressure - Thick walls made of Elastic Tissue - Narrow Lumen
6
Q
Give four points on Veins
A
- Towards the Heart - Carry blood under low pressure - Have valves to help prevent black flow - Large Lumen
7
Q
Give two points on Capillaries
A
- Smallest blood Vessels - Wall is only one cell thick - Easy diffusion of O2, CO2, Glucose, H2O etc.
8
Q
What Blood type is this?
A
Red Blood Cell
9
Q
What Blood type is this?
A
Platelets
10
Q
What Blood type is this?
A
Plasma
11
Q
What Blood type is this?
A
White Blood Cell (Phagocyte)
12
Q
What Vessel is this?
A
Capillares
13
Q
What Vessel is this?
A
Veins
14
Q
What Vessel is this?
A
Capillares
15
Q
How does Phagocyte fight forign Bodies?
A
- Phagocyte detects foreign body
- Phagocyte begins to engulf foreign body via phagocytosis
- Phagocyte digests foreign body with ezymes
