Components of Blood

George Chaney

Amazing blood
It is 7-8 percent of your body weight You ha e !" pints of blood in your body

#illions of red and white blood cells are made in your bone marrow each day

$rythrocytes
$rythrocyte- red hollow container Carry o%ygen to tissue &hey are a li'uid

()* of blood

&hey don+t ha e a nucleus

,emoglobin

-tart as immature cells in the bone marrow then after 7 days of maturation are released into the blood stream

.eu/ocytes
#a/es up less than !* of blood It is a solid

0ights off infections and iruses

1lasma
It is a li'uid

It ma/es up ))* of our blood

,elps transport e erything to their proper place

1latelets
.ittle plates #a/e up less than !* of your blood

&hrombocyte is the scientific name 2throm-to clot3

Its 4ob is to clot blood and pre ent you from bleeding out

,elps heal and regenerate tissue

5hen acti ated they change into a more sphere shape

Blood thinners inhibit platelet