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Mrs. Wharton’s Class

Mrs. Wharton’s Class. Blood. Blood’s Four Components. Plasma Red blood cells White blood cells Platelets. Plasma. Liquid part of the blood. Water makes up 90% plasma. Red Blood Cells. Take up oxygen (o2) in the cells and deliver it to cells elsewhere in the body.

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Mrs. Wharton’s Class

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  1. Mrs. Wharton’s Class Blood

  2. Blood’s Four Components • Plasma • Red blood cells • White blood cells • Platelets

  3. Plasma • Liquid part of the blood. • Water makes up 90% plasma

  4. Red Blood Cells • Take up oxygen (o2) in the cells and deliver it to cells elsewhere in the body. • Produced in bone marrow Hemoglobin Iron-containing protein that binds chemically to Oxygen molecules.

  5. White Blood Cells • Body’s disease fighter’s. • Recognize disease-causing organisms and alert the body it has been invaded. • Only 1 white blood cell for every 500 red blood cells.

  6. Platelets • Cells fragments that play an important part in creating blood clots.

  7. RH factor • A type of protein on red blood cells. • Determined by a marker on the red blood cell.If your blood is RH +, you have the Rh marker. • If your blood is Rh-, you lack the marker cells • It can be very dangerous if you are + and receive – blood or visa versa.

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