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Blood Transport (White Blood Cells (Platelets (Help blood to clot at the…
Blood Transport
Plasma
Yellow liquid, appears red due to the presence of red blood cells
Transports both essential substances and waste products around the body, as well as blood cells
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Essential Substances
Soluble products of digestion pass from the small intestine into the blood to be carried around the bodies
Blood cells carry other substances such as oxygen, and platelets are suspended in the plasma
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White Blood Cells
Larger than red blood cells, and fewer of them
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Some form antibodies or antitoxins to destroy pathogens and prevent them from harming us, whilst others digest them through phagocytosis
Platelets
Small fragments of cells, they have no nucleus
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Carries red blood cells, white blood cells, and platelets suspended in it
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