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The components of Blood and their function

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  • What does haemoglobin do?
    It binds to oxygen to form oxyhaemoglobin
  • What is the red pigment in a red blood cell called?
    Haemoglobin
  • What does plasma do?
    Plasma is the part of your blood that carries platelets, red blood cells, and white blood cells and many substances dissolved in it.
  • What are the components of blood?
    Red Blood Cells, White Blood Cells, Plasma, Platelets.
  • What are platelets?
    Cellular fragments which are involved in blood clotting
  • What is function of white blood cells?
    White blood cells help the body fight infection and other diseases.
  • Red Blood Cells lack this cellular structure
    Nucleus
  • What are the two main types of white blood cells?
    Phagocytes and Lymphocytes
  • Mention one blood Function
    Transport of materials around the body OR Homeostasis OR Defence against infection and disease
  • What is the shape of a red blood cell?
    Biconcave and disc-like
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