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Why do veins have a large lumen?

Important Questions on Transport in Animals

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Cambridge IGCSE® Biology Coursebook Third Edition>Chapter 9 - Transport in Animals>Questions>Q 9.25

How is blood kept moving in the large veins of the legs?

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Cambridge IGCSE® Biology Coursebook Third Edition>Chapter 9 - Transport in Animals>Questions>Q 9.26

What is unusual about the blood supply to the liver?

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Cambridge IGCSE® Biology Coursebook Third Edition>Chapter 9 - Transport in Animals>Questions>Q 9.27

List five substances that are transported in plasma.

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Cambridge IGCSE® Biology Coursebook Third Edition>Chapter 9 - Transport in Animals>Questions>Q 9.28

What is the function of red blood cells?

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Cambridge IGCSE® Biology Coursebook Third Edition>Chapter 9 - Transport in Animals>Questions>Q 9.29

What is unusual about the structure of red blood cells?

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Cambridge IGCSE® Biology Coursebook Third Edition>Chapter 9 - Transport in Animals>Questions>Q 9.30

What is haemoglobin?

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Cambridge IGCSE® Biology Coursebook Third Edition>Chapter 9 - Transport in Animals>Questions>Q 9.31

What are platelets?

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Cambridge IGCSE® Biology Coursebook Third Edition>Chapter 9 - Transport in Animals>Questions>Q 9.32

Why is blood in arteries a brighter red than the blood in veins?