Please enable JavaScript.
Coggle requires JavaScript to display documents.
BLOOD COMPONENTS (Erythrocytes- Red Blood Cells (Also does not have a…
BLOOD COMPONENTS
Erythrocytes- Red Blood Cells
Also does not have a nucleaus
Takes out nucleus in order to keep room for oxygen
Makes up 40% or 45% of blood
Gives blood its color
Color given by hemoglobin
Transports oxygen from lungs to cells
Can change its shape
Thrombocytes-Platelets
Clot forms by Platelet Plug
Coagulation factors also help clot blood
Platelets help enhance other clotting mechanisms
No Nucleaus
Platelets are formed in bone marrow.
Cellular fragments are platelets
Leukocytes-White Blood Cells
When there is high amounts of WBC's are in the blood there most likely is an infection within the body
Protects the body from invasion of foreign type cells in order to maintain health
Works in bloodstream in order to be transported to an infected area
5 Types of WBC's
Neutrophils mainly fight bacteria and defend agaisnt bacteria
Basophils focus on allergic reactions
Monocytes go into the tissue and become larger in order to become a macrophage
Lymphocytes are the main cells that direct the entire Immune system
PLASMA
56% of body blood components are made up of Plasma
Suspends blood cells
91% = Water, 9%= proteins
Proteins, nutrients, dissolved gas
Carries significant proteins, and different solutes inside the body