BLOOD CELLS

-Riddhi mudliar
 CONTENTS

• What are blood cells

• Structure of blood cells
• Functions of blood cells
• Types of blood cells (definition and functions)
• Structure of them
• Difference between RBC and WBC
 WHAT ARE BLOOD CELLS?

• any kind of cell normally found circulating in the blood is

a blood cell
• It contains many types of cells
STRUCTURE OF BLOOD CELLS

• Biconcave shape Do not

contain organelles,
including nucleus Contain
only hemoglobin
 FUNCTIONS OF BLOOD CELLS

• transporting oxygen and nutrients to the lungs and

tissues.
• forming blood clots to prevent excess blood loss.
• carrying cells and antibodies that fight infection.
• bringing waste products to the kidneys and liver,
which filter and clean the blood.
 TYPES OF BLOOD CELLS

• red blood cells

• white blood cells
• platelets
• Plasma
Red blood cells (RBC)
• Red blood cells, also known as
erythrocytes, deliver oxygen to
the tissues in your body.
• Oxygen turns into energy and
your tissues release carbon
dioxide
White blood cells (WBC)
• White blood cells are part of the
body's immune system.
• They help the body fight infection and
other diseases.
Platelets
 A tiny,disc-shaped piece of
cell that is found in the blood
and spleen.
They help form blood clots to
slow or stop bleeding and to
help wounds heal
plasma
The clear, yellowish, fluid part
of the blood that carries the
blood cells.
The proteins that form blood
clots are in plasma
 DIFFERENCES

Red blood cells White blood cells

• No nucleus present
• Smaller than RBC
• Filled with hemoglobin (red)
• Circular, biconcave
• 1 type
• Nucleus present
• Larger than RBC
• Colorless, no pigment
• Irregular
• 5 types