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Blood Tissue And The
Circulatory System .




3 consists of 1. blood tissue
2
. blood vessels
.
3 The heart .




Blood
consists of cells separated
- by liquid .
blood
Body contains 52 : tissue is a connective tissue Has protein dissolved
in it to thicken it .


↳ Bonel
In blood tissue the
liquid is called plasma .

has much protein
so
cartilage
,



making it solid .
Plasma =
55 % of blood .




cells =
45 % of blood .




&
3 1 (red blood
main
types
:
Erythrocytes cells)




3
.




2
.
Leucocytes (white blood cells) made from
bone marrow

(platelets) Stem
.
3
Thrombocytes cells .


&
·
Functions of Blood un differentiated

cells can become
:
any
of cell
1. Transport substances around the
body rype .




-
nutrients that have diffused into blood from intestines .
-
gases :
oxygen fromlungs body to
function .
- Hormones : to
organs where they


Fight infection
.
2



3
. temp)-blood
Thermoregulation
So heat can be lost and
(maintenance
narrow to keep blood
of a

away
constant
from surface
body
of the Skin . I
vessels widen



4
. Clot formation



~
Hydraulic functions : restriction of blood in tissues to harden them .




Blood Plasma in which suspended substances
a
yellowish liquid and
: cells are




a re transported .

, cells)
Erythrocytes (Red blood




S
contain
Live 70-96
days a red
Pigment Can iron
containing protein
-




it to be transported in blood .
called
haemoglobin .
Oxygen binds to


-
biconcave disc

oxygenated haemoglobin =
bright red
bone
made in marrow
deoxygenated haemoglobin dull red .
-
=




& ead red blood cells are broken down in the liver , spleen and bone marrow


3 the is stored and
iron from
haemoglobin
~ he protein is turned into bilirubin .
(yellowish colour) .



What is bile used for ?
-
This also occurs when blood is broken down in

- ruises is released into
(gives the
yellow colour) . Some bilirubin
intestines part of bile which their brown colour .
as ,
gives faces
far separation
Emulsify by separating
-




E Plasma (55 %




If
of blood)

molecules that be broken down 91 % Water
cannot
--
-




-
7 % proteins
2 % Nutrients hormones
-

, ,
electrolytes .




into monomers
by enzyme acriving .




Cells (45 % of blood)


Bessy coar :
concocytes
:
platelers

I Red blood cells .




lencocytes (white blood cells)



-
Made in bone marrow




Function infection to not
Fight recognising whether cells belong by the
-
: - a person or


presence of protein
sticking our the cell membranes. If they are
foreign , antibodies are made
in the shape of these proteins latch the
,
they on to cell and mark it for destruction .




Phagocytosis the white blood cells to
digest invaders that have
:
process whereby are able

been marked for destruction .

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