blood cells

1. BLOOD CELLS

5. RED BLOOD
CELL/ERYTHROCYTES

6. RED BLOOD CELLS
• CONSTITUTE 40-45% OF BLOOD
• RED IN COLOUR
• HEMOGLOBIN THE PROTEIN WHICH
GAVE THE RED COLOUR
• DISC SHAPE
• NUCLEUS IS ABSENT
• 45-60 LAKHS

7. • THE CELL DEVELOP IN THE BONE
MARROW
• LIFE SPAN :100 – 120 DAYS
• FUNCTION:TRANSPORT RESPIRATORY
GASES

8. WHITE BLOOD CELL

9. WHITE BLOOD CELL/LEUCOCYTES
• CONSTITUTE 1% OF TOTAL BLOOD
• COLOUR LESS
• WBC HAVE NUCLEUS
• SHAPE LESS
• COUNT : 5000-10000
• DEVELOP IN THE BONE MARROW
• LIFE SPAN : 5-21 DAYS
• FUNCTION: IMMUNITY

10. DIFFERENCE BETWEEN RBC & WBC
RBC
1. DO NOT HAVE
NUCLEUS
2. POSSESS
HEMOGLOBIN
3. HELP IN
TRANSPORT OF
RESPIRATORY
GASES
4. LIFE SPAN 120 DAYS
WBC
1. HAVE LARGE NUCLEUS
2. COLOUR LESS
3. HELP IN DEFENCE
MECHANISM
4. LIFE SPAN 5-21 DAYS

11. PLATELETS

12. PLATELETS
• ALSO CALLED THROMBOCYTES
• COLOUR LESS
• HAVE NO NUCLEUS
• SHAPE LESS
• COUNT: 150,000 TO 450,000
• LIFE SPAN: 8-10 DAYS
• FUNCTION: BLOOD CLOTTING