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Blood Component Cards
Blood Component Cards
Blood Component Cards
Colour
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There isn’t as much information on this blood component so also:
Include a summary of the main functions of blood.
Q: Why does blood look red although plasma is yellow?
Think about:
The adaptations of a RBC
% composition
Haemoglobin
Q: Red blood cells are unusual in not having a nucleus. Explain
how this is an adaptation for their role in carrying oxygen, and
why they have a limited life.
LYMPHOCYTE
Think about:
Lymphocyte
How do you structurally distinguish a phagocyte from a
lymphocyte?
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Antibodies
PHAGOCYTE
Think about:
Phagocyte
How do you structurally distinguish a phagocyte from a
lymphocyte?
% composition
Phagocytosis
Think about:
% composition
Blood clotting