The Blood Flashcards

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Name three things that blood plasma transports.

A
  • Carbon dioxide to the lungs.
  • Soluble products of digestion from the small intestine.
  • Urea from the liver to the kidneys.
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What do RBC’s contain, and what do they use this for?

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Haemoglobin, which is combined with oxygen to form oxyhaemoglobin in the lungs.

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What happens when oxyhaemoglobin reaches the organs?

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It splits up back into haemoglobin and oxygen.

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What do WBC’s contain?

A

A nucleus.

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What do platelets do?

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Help the blood to clot.

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What does blood-clotting involve?

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  • Blood clotting involves enzyme-controlled reactions.
  • Fibrinogen changes to fibrin.
  • Fibrin forms a network of fibres that trap blood cells.
  • The clot dries and forms a scab.
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