Blood Vessels Flashcards
(10 cards)
1
Q
What is the liquid part of blood called
A
Plasma
2
Q
What do red blood cells look like?
A
Donuts
3
Q
What do red blood cells do?
A
They carry oxygen and some carbon dioxide around the body
4
Q
How do white blood cells differ from red blood cells?
A
They are bigger, have a nucleus and DNA
5
Q
How do white blood cells protect the blood?
A
They engulf foreign particles
6
Q
What are platelets?
A
Small, irregular shaped clear cell fragments. They do not have a nucleus or DNA
7
Q
Name three types of blood vessels
A
Vein, capillary and artery
8
Q
What two blood vessels don’t have valves?
A
Arteries and capillarys
9
Q
What is the function of the platelets?
A
To clot the blood when required
10
Q
Why do arteries have thick walls?
A
Because the blood from the heart is quite pressurising
