what are the components of blood ?

The components of blood are -

1.red blood cells (RBC)- cells which carry heamoglobin(gives red colour to blood) and mitochondria(carry food items like glucose and here food is broken down into energy).

2.white blood cells (WBC)- cells which fight from germs and bad bacterias inside blood or coming from outside from the body.

3.platelets -cells which help in clotting of blood when body is injured.

4.plasma -fluid part of blood which help in transport and moving of cells.

Components of Blood

When we receive your donation we separate it into individual components by spinning it in a machine called a centrifuge. The individual components are red cells, white cells, platelets and plasma. These can all be put to different uses.

Red blood cells

The main function of red blood cells is to distribute oxygen to body tissues and to carry waste carbon dioxide back to the lungs.

Red cell transfusions are used to replace heavy blood loss (e.g. trauma, surgery, childbirth) or to correct severe anaemia when the bone marrow is not producing enough red cells (e.g. chemotherapy, leukaemia and thalassaemia). Anaemia is when your haemoglobin levels are lower than normal.

Red cells are filtered to remove the white blood cells and have a 35 day shelf life. Very rare blood groups can be frozen to be used at a later date, but this is not done commonly as it is an expensive and time-consuming process.

White blood cells

Seen here are two lymphocyte (left) cells and one neutrophil (right) cell of the human immune system.

White blood cells fight infection and are part of the body’s defence system. White cell transfusions can be given to patients suffering from life-threatening infections whose normal defence mechanisms don’t seem to be responding to antibiotics.

Platelets

Platelets, or thrombocytes, are a constituent of the blood formed in the bone marrow.

These tiny fragments of cells are crucial in helping your blood to clot. If your platelet level is very low then you may suffer a lot from bruising and bleeding.

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Plasma

Everybody thinks that blood is red but the truth is that it's only the red blood cells that make it appear that way. Take them away (and the other cellular components) and you're left with plasma, a yellow coloured fluid that carries all blood cells. We process this to extract other products such as:

• Albumin
  This protein is really useful when treating anyone who's been severely shocked or burned, or anyone who's lost large amounts of blood.
• Clotting factors
  One of the major agents in plasma is Factor VIII. It helps anyone whose blood doesn't clot properly.

The main components of blood are:

1. Plasma: The fluid part of blood is known as plasma.
2. Red Blood Cells(RBCs): It contains red pigment called haemoglobin.
3. White Blood Cells(WBCs): These cells fight against germs thet may enter into our body.
4. Platelets: Another type of cell forming clot.

Hope this will help you.

Blood mainly consists of three types of cells :-

1-RED BLOOD CELLS:- these are red coloured disc shaped cells which contain haemoglobin and transport 

different things like oxygen e.t.c

2- WHITE BLOOD CELLS:- these cells make the defense system of our body which fight against the germs that enter our body 

3-PLATELETS:- these are the cells which helps to cloot the blood and prevents bleeding 

THE LIQUID PART OF THE BLOOD IS KNOWN AS PLASMA 

THESE ARE THE FOUR MAIN COMPONENTS OF BLOOD 

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red blood cells ( rbc) - these are the cells which appear red due to the presence of hemoglobin . this is a red pigment  .

white blood cells (wbc) - these are the cells which are named white blood cells but actually they are colourless . these help to fight against the germs that may enter our body .

platelets - these are the the cells that help in the clotting of blood .

COMPONENTS OF THE BLOOD 

• Plasma
• Red Blood Cells  [ RBC ]
• White blood Cells [ WBC ]

RED BLOOD CELL

WHITE BLOOD CELL 

PLATELETS

PLASMA

red blood cells they are flat and disk in shape . they have a red pigment called hemoglobin.so they are red in colour.

white blood cells are larger than red blood cells.

platelets help in coating blood

There are 3 components of blood:

• Red Blood Cells or Erythrocytes 

• White Blood Cells or Leukocytes 

• Blood Platelets or Thrombocytes 

red blood cells, white blood cells, platelets, and plasma.

rbc (erithrocytes commonly known as red blood cells), wbc (lecuocytes commonly known as white bllod cells) ,plasma platelets (thombocytes)

 plasma: fluid part of the blood

RBC: red blood cells contains a red pigment called haemoglobin which helps in carrying oxygen and makes the blood appear red.

WBC: white blood cells fights against the germs that may enter our body.

platelets: helps in blood clotting.

there are four component of blood

plasma

rbc

wbc

platelets

 four compoments of blood-

red blood cells(RBC)

white blood cells(WBC)

plama(a type of yellowish liquid)

platlets(when our part is cut & blood came out. it helps to clot that injured part of our body)

1) Red Blood Cells--carry oxygen from the heart and lungs to the other organs

2) White Blood Cells--to destroy any invading bodies that might harm the body (viruses, bacteria, etc.)

3) Platelets--to seal any cuts or wounds in the skin of the body. These are what your scabs are made of.

4) Plasma--the clear liquid that the other three travel in. It also maintains pressure in the circulatory system so that the heart is actually capable of pumping blood without pressure interference.

The components of the blood are-:

RED BLOOD CELLS- carry oxygen to all parts of the body.

WHITE BLOOD CELLS- fight infections or diseases.

BLOOD PLATELETS- form a clot to stop blood.

PLASMA- in which these cells float.