This document is a PowerPoint presentation about blood cells submitted by Anusree.C to her lecturer Smt.Soya.P. It introduces the three main types of blood cells - red blood cells (erythrocytes), white blood cells (leukocytes), and platelets. Red blood cells transport oxygen in the blood and have a biconcave shape for increased surface area. White blood cells protect the body from infection and include neutrophils, eosinophils, basophils, lymphocytes and monocytes. Platelets are cell fragments that help the blood clotting process by gathering at injury sites to form clots and prevent blood loss.

1. WELCOME

2. SREE NARAYANA TRAINING
COLLEGE
SREEKANDESWARAM,
POOCHAKKAL
B.Ed 2013-2014
KERALA UNIVERSITY

3. SUBMITTED ON:
16-9-2014

4. SUBMITTED BY,
ANUSREE.C
NATURAL SCIENCE
REG.NO:(181)13383002

5. SUBMITTED TO,
Smt.SOYA.P
LECTURER Dept.of Natural Science
SNTC, Poochakkal

6. POWER POINT PRESENTATION ON
BLOOD CELLS

8. INTRODUCTION
The average human adult has more than 5 liters of
blood in his/her body.Blood carries O2 and nutrients
to living cells and takes away their waste
products.Through the circulatory system , blood
adapts to the body’s need.
Blood contains liquid plasma and blood cells.Blood
cells are formed in the bone marrow.All blood cells
arise from the same bone marrow stem cells.
The immortal,undifferentiated,pluripotent stem
cellsgive rise to
Erythrocytes(RBCs),Leukocytes(WBCs), and
Platelets.

9. ERYTHROCYTES(RBC)
 Also known as red blood cells.
 The most numerous type in the blood.
 Function to transport of O2 in the blood.
 The shape of RBC is ideal for this function
 Seen from the top ,RBC appear to be circular,but a side
view shows that they are actually biconcaved discs.

10.  This shape increase surface area –to-volume ratio
of the cell,thus increasing the efficiency of diffusion
of O2 & CO2 in and out of the cell.
 RBCs also have a flexible plasma membrane
 RBCs contain tremendous amount of
haemoglobin,the protein that binds O2.
 They have a limited limited life span of about 120
days.
 RBCs are produced through a process under
erythropoesis.

11. RBC

12. LEUCOCYTES(WBC)
 WBCs protect the body from infection.
 They are much fewer in number than red blood
cells, accounting for about 1% of our blood.
 The most common WBC is the Neutrophil.
 There are several different types of white blood
cells Neutrophil , Eosenophil , Basophil ,
Lymphocyte , Monocyte.

13. WBC

15. PLATELETS
 Unlike RBC and WBC , platelets are not actually
cells but rather small fragments of cells .
 It helps the blood clotting process or coagulation
by gathering at the site of an injury , sticking to the
lining of the injured blood vessel , and forming a
platform on which blood coagulation can occur
 This results in the formation of a fibrin clot , which
covers the wound and prevents blood from leaking
out .

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