Zusammenfassung der Ressource
CIRCULATORY SYSTEM
- BLOOD
- PLATELETS
- ASSIST WITH CLOTTING
- WHITE BLOOD CELLS
- DIFFERENT TYPES THAT HELP FIGHT IN IMMUNE SYSTEM
- RED BLOOD CELLS
- ERYTHROCYTES- CARRY O2 & CO2 AROUND THE BODY, HAS NO NUCLEUS
- PLASMA
- Plasma helps to distribute heat throughout the body and to maintain homeostasis, or biological stability,
including acid-base balance in the blood and body.
- ORGANS
- HEART
- A DOUBLE SIDED PUMP WITH 4 CHAMBERS
- 2 ATRIA AND 2 VENTRICLES
- ARTERIES
- THICK WALLED & MUSCULAR- TAKE BLOOD AWAY FROM THE HEART
- VEINS
- THIN WALLS WITH VALVES, RETURN BLOOD TO THE HEART
- CAPILLARIES
- ONLY 1 CELL IN DIAMETER, ACCESS TO EVERY CELL IN THE BODY