Blood Cells

Vocabulary

What is blood made up of?

Red Blood Cells

Carry oxygen to all
parts of the body

White Blood Cells

A white or colorless cell of
the blood that has a nucleus
but does not contain
hemoglobin; there are many
kinds of white blood cells, or
leukocytes, and each has a
different function; they make
up a mobile defense force
that protects the body from
infection.

Platelets
A minute disk like
cytoplasmic body
found in the blood
plasma of mammals
that functions to
promote blood
clotting.

Plasma
The liquid part of the
blood.

Microbe
A minute life form; a
microorganism,
especially a
bacterium that causes
disease.

Make-up of Blood
55% Plasma
43% Red Blood Cells
2% White Blood Cells