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CCEA spec biology GCSE revision notes for the circulatory system

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vessels arteries , veins and capillaries .

blood cells and the blood plasma the , Liquid part of the blood
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body because oxygen can combine with the

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iron which is at the centre of the haemoglobin molecule oxygen and haemoglobin combine to

form oxyhaemoglobin
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Why Carbon monoxide can kill ...




After carbon monoxide is breathed in , it enters your blood stream and mixes with haemoglobin to

form carboxyhaemoglobin When this happens the .
blood is no longer able to carry oxygen , and

this lack of oxygen causes the bodies cells and tissue to fail and die
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These are larger than red blood cells and have a nucleus .
White blood cells are important in defending
the body against disease. There are two types of white blood cells....

phagocytes
Lymphocytes

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