Red blood cells
What is the red pigment in red blood cells?
haemoglobin
What does white blood cells have that red blood cells don't have?
Nucleus
Is there water in plasma?
Yes
What is one advantage of red blood cells?
They are quite a lot smaller than most cells in the body.
Why does red blood cells not have a nucleus?
Makes more space for the hemaglobin.
White blood cells push the ______ out to make 'fingers' that can capture a pathogen.
Cytoplasm
How does plasma take a big role in diffusion?
The co2 dissolves in blood plasma and is carried away from the cells. The blood takes it to the lungs, where the co2 diffuser out and is breathed out in your expired air.
What is diffusion?
Oxygen naturally spreads out from a high concentrated area to a low concentrated area .
What is the bright red compound formed when oxygen combines with haemoglobin?
Oxyhemoglobin
Other types of white blood cell produce these chemical called ____
Antibodies
What is plasma
The liquid part in your blood
Gluing pathogens together makes it easy for other white blood cells to ______
to capture and kill them
Why does red blood cells not have a mitochondria?
To stop them from using up all the oxygen for themselves
Other white blood cells produce ______ to kill the pathogens directly.
Chemicals
5 to 7% (new fact that you have learned)
What are Pathogens?
Bacteria and viruses that can cause illness when they get into the body
An adult human has at least ____ trillion red blood cells in their body.
20
Why does white blood cells not look white in a microscope photograph?
Stain is added
From all the questions that you have seen describe plasma in your own words?
Good job
What is one thing that many antibodies do to pathogens , so the pathogens cannot move?
Glue/stick them together