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1
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within the blood, where is food (glucose, amino acids, fat) carried from?

A

small intestine

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within the blood, where is food (glucose, amino acids, fat) carried to?

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all parts of the body

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within the blood, where is water carried from?

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intestines

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within the blood, where is water carried to?

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all parts of the body

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within the blood, where is oxygen carried from?

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lungs

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within the blood, where is oxygen carried to?

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all parts of the body

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within the blood, where is carbon dioxide carried from?

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all parts of the body

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within the blood, where is carbon dioxide carried to?

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lungs

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within the blood, where is urea (waster) carried from?

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liver

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within the blood, where is urea (waste) carried to?

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kidneys

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within the blood, where are hormones carried from?

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glands

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within the blood, where are hormones carried to?

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all around the body to the different target organs affected by the different hormones

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what do platelets do?

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they release chemicals to make the blood clot - closes wounds protecting them from infections

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function of red blood cells - why are they bioconcave?

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increases the rate of diffusion

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function of red blood cells - why do they contain haemoglobin?

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carries oxygen in the cell

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function of red blood cells - why do they have no nucleus?

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maximises volume that can be filled with haemoglobin

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function of red blood cells - why are they small and flexible?

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makes it possible for them to get through capillaries (smallest blood vessel)

18
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what does plasma transport?

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nutrients, hormones, food, urea, heat, energy

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what is plasma like?

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straw coloured liquid part of the blood, it mainly consists of water which makes it a good solvent

20
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what are the two types of white blood cells?

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phagocytes and lymphocytes

21
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what do phagocytes do?

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engulf pathogens

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what do lymphocytes do?

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produce anti bodies

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