Wednesday, 22 February 2017

Transportation in human beings

Transportation : Transportation in human beings-
    Blood - (i) It is a fluid connective tissue.     

    (ii) Components - 

    (a) Fluid medium- Plasma    

    (b) Red blood corpuscles     
        
    (c) White blood corpuscles    
        
     (d) Platelets suspended in plasma

    Note: RBC – Erythrocytes- It is disc shape and having colour pigment Haemoglobin which provide red colour. It transport oxygen to all part of body

    WBC – leukocytes – It produces antibodies that protect us from disease causing micro organism.

    Platelets: Thrombocytes - It help in clothing of blood 

    (iii) Plasma transports food, Oxygen, Carbon dioxide, Nitrogenous wastes, etc.

    Functions of blood - 

    (i) Transport of respiratory gases.  

    (ii) Transport of nutrients. 

     (iii) Transport of waste products.  

    (iv) Defence against infection

    Blood vessels- 

    (i) Arteries 

    (ii) Veins 

    (iii) Capillaries

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