Blood

The Fluid of Life

 Blood
• The internal circulating medium of
the body that gives life to the cells.
• Transports oxygen and nutrients to
the cells and removes carbon dioxide
and other waste materials
 Blood
• Boost the immune system to
protect a person against disease –
causing organisms.
• Helps maintain homeostasis
 Components of Blood
•Plasma
•Corpuscles
Blood Plasma
• The liquid portion of the
blood
• About 92 % water, 8 %
blood proteins and trace
amounts of inorganic
materials
Corpuscles
• Formed elements
in the blood
normally make
up of about 45%
of the blood
volume.
 RBC or Erythrocytes
• Tiny, concave, disc –
shaped cells
• Male: 4.7 to 6.1 million
cells per microliter
(cells/mcL)Female: 4.2 to
5.4 million cells/mcL
• Children: 4.0 to 5.5 million
mcL
RBC or Erythrocytes
• Hemoglobin
WBC or Leukocytes
• Soldier of the body
• Tend to be colorless
• Indefinite shapes
(amorphous)
• between 4,000 and
11,000 per microliter
of blood.
Categories of WBC
Platelets or Thrombocytes
• Smallest of the blood’s
formed elements
• Irregular in shaped
• Clotting process
• ranges from 150,000 to
450,000 platelets per
microliter of blood.
Thrombocytopenia
• Platelets is too low
less than 150,000
platelets per
microliter
Thrombocythemia
• Platelets is too
high greater than
450,000 platelets
per microliter of
blood
Life Span of Blood Cells
Life Span of Blood Cells
 ACTIVITY 1
• Make a chart of the components of the
human blood showing their functions and
their relative proportion in terms of blood
volume.
Blood Group
System
Karl Landsteiner
 Blood Typing
• The classification
of blood based on
the inherited antigen
that may be absent
or present in your
RBC
ABO Blood Relationship
The “Rh” or “D” Blood
Factor