FUNCTION OF BLOOD CONSTITUENTSBY: OLI IORIO, VICTORIA BARAKETT, OLIVIA DICAPRIO AND MARIA KAMBITAKIS

THE CIRCULATORY SYSTEM

• Contains:

— Plasma (liquid component)

— RBC (solid component)

— WBC (solid component)

— Platelets (solid component)

Blood

• Yellowish tint

• Watery portion

• Includes Dissolved:

— Protein

— Nutrients

— Waste

Plasma (liquid component)

• Function:

— Transports blood cells

— Nutrients

— Antibodies

— Hormones

— Waste (produced by cellular respiration)

• Most common cell

• Doughnut shaped

• No nucleus

• 100-120 day lifespan

Red Blood Cells (solid component)

• Function:

— Transports oxygen

— Transports carbon dioxide

• Have a nucleus

• Bigger than red blood cells

White Blood Cells (solid component)

• Function:

— Protects body from sicknesses

• Contains:

— Chemical substances

• Moves freely in blood vessels

Platelets (solid component)

• Function:

— Clots blood

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• Information from Synergy (Science Textbook) pages 99-102