blood cell is very important to us.

1. PREPARED BY:
CLARISSE ANNE ORIA
THE BLOOD

2. WHAT IS BLOOD?
 BLOOD is the red fluid that circulates in
our body.
 It is the red liquid that circulates in the
arteries and veins of humans and other
vertebrae animals, carrying oxygen to and
carbon dioxide from the tissue of the body.
 Blood is made up of plasma, cells and
platelets.

3. SOLID COMPONENTS OF BLOOD
 Red Blood Cell
 White Blood Cell
 Platelets

4. RED BLOOD
CELLS
 Red blood
cells (RBCs), also
called erythrocytes,
are the most
common type
of blood cell and
the vertebrate
organism's
principal means of
delivering oxygen
(O2) to the body
tissues—
via blood flow
through the
circulatory system.

5. WHITE
BLOOD CELLS
White blood
cells (WBCs), also
called leukocytes or
leucocytes, are
thecells of the immune
system that are
involved in protecting
the body against both
infectious disease and
foreign invaders. All
leukocytes are produced
and derived from a
multipotent cell in the
bone marrow known as
a hematopoietic
stem cell.

6. PLATELETS
 Platelets are
important elements in
the blood that are
important for blood
coagulation (clotting
and prevention of
bleeding). The
normal platelet coun
t ranges between
150,000 and 450,000
per microliter (one-
millionth of a liter)

7. FUNCTION OF THE BLOOD
 It delivers nutrients.
 Collect waste.
 Fight germs.