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11/10/2021 6:56 pm
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(a) What is blood? Why is it red?
(b) State the functions of blood in our body. Name a circulatory fluid in the human body other than blood.
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11/10/2021 6:58 pm
(a) Blood is a red coloured liquid which circulates in our body. It is red because it contains a pigment called haemoglobin in its red cells.
(b) Functions of blood:
(i) It carries oxygen from the lungs to different parts of the body.
(ii) It carries carbon dioxide from the body cells to the lungs for breathing out.
(iii) It carries digested food from the small intestine to all the parts of the body.
(iv) It carries waste product called urea from the liver to the kidneys for excretion in the form of urine.
(v) It protects the body from diseases.
(c) Lymph.