The Blood Flashcards

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Give Five points on Red Blood Cells

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  • Shaped as a Biconcave
  • Increase surface area
  • Haemoglobin (Pigment)
  • Has iron which carries oxygen.
  • Do not carry Nucleus
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2
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Give two points on White Blood Cells

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  • Large Nucleus - Fighting Foreign Body
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3
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Give two points on Platelets

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  • Fragments of Old Cells - Used for blood Clotting to Heal Wounds
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Give two points on Plasma

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  • Liquid part of the Blood (Yellow Colour) - Carries dissolved CO2, Glucose, Minerals & Vitamins etc.
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5
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Give four points on Arteries

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  • Away from Heart - Carry blood under high pressure - Thick walls made of Elastic Tissue - Narrow Lumen
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Give four points on Veins

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  • Towards the Heart - Carry blood under low pressure - Have valves to help prevent black flow - Large Lumen
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Give two points on Capillaries

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  • Smallest blood Vessels - Wall is only one cell thick - Easy diffusion of O2, CO2, Glucose, H2O etc.
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8
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What Blood type is this?

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Red Blood Cell

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9
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What Blood type is this?

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Platelets

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10
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What Blood type is this?

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Plasma

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11
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What Blood type is this?

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White Blood Cell (Phagocyte)

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12
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What Vessel is this?

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Capillares

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13
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What Vessel is this?

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Veins

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14
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What Vessel is this?

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Capillares

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15
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How does Phagocyte fight forign Bodies?

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  1. Phagocyte detects foreign body
  2. Phagocyte begins to engulf foreign body via phagocytosis
  3. Phagocyte digests foreign body with ezymes
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