Blood Cell
Blood cells are located in your bloodstream, they help your body get rid of bad bacteria, diseases, viruses and also transporting oxygen and carbon dioxide around your body. If part of the blood vessel is damaged/broken and needs repairs, platelets will patch up any areas by plugging themselves into the area which needs repairing.
Red Blood Cell
It is also known as erythrocytes. Red blood Cells' duty is to transport oxygen, from your lungs, to other living cells in your body, through the bloodstream. The red blood cell also transports the waste created from these living cells to your lungs, which are then breathed out in the form of carbon dioxide. Red blood cells are created in the bone marrow and have a lifespan for about 120 days before they are destroyed in the spleen.
White Blood Cells
White blood cells are known as leucocytes, which is only 1% of the total amount of blood in our system. White blood cells play an important role in protecting our body from harmful diseases and viruses, in our bloodstream. The cells have antibodies which automatically search for bacteria in the bloodstream, once the bacteria is detected, the white blood cells can attach a number of themselves onto the bacteria until it dies off. The average lifespan for white blood cells is 1 - 3 days but more is produced to replace the old ones.
Interesting fact:
The average human adult has about 5L of blood in their system.
Red Blood Cell
It is also known as erythrocytes. Red blood Cells' duty is to transport oxygen, from your lungs, to other living cells in your body, through the bloodstream. The red blood cell also transports the waste created from these living cells to your lungs, which are then breathed out in the form of carbon dioxide. Red blood cells are created in the bone marrow and have a lifespan for about 120 days before they are destroyed in the spleen.
White Blood Cells
White blood cells are known as leucocytes, which is only 1% of the total amount of blood in our system. White blood cells play an important role in protecting our body from harmful diseases and viruses, in our bloodstream. The cells have antibodies which automatically search for bacteria in the bloodstream, once the bacteria is detected, the white blood cells can attach a number of themselves onto the bacteria until it dies off. The average lifespan for white blood cells is 1 - 3 days but more is produced to replace the old ones.
Interesting fact:
The average human adult has about 5L of blood in their system.
Bibliography
Bibliography
Blood cell website
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK2263/
http://www.urmc.rochester.edu/encyclopedia/content.aspx?ContentTypeID=160&C
ontentID=34
http://www.medikidz.com/medipedia/red-blood-cell
http://www.urmc.rochester.edu/encyclopedia/content.aspx?ContentTypeID=1
60&ContentID=35
Image
http://cliparts.co/cliparts/6Ty/oXX/6TyoXXr6c.png
http://news.rice.edu/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/0914_BLOOD_lg.jpg
http://images.wisegeek.com/cutaway-view-of-a-blood-vessel.jpg
http://www.just-health.net/images/10416321/image001.jpg
Bibliography
Blood cell website
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK2263/
http://www.urmc.rochester.edu/encyclopedia/content.aspx?ContentTypeID=160&C
ontentID=34
http://www.medikidz.com/medipedia/red-blood-cell
http://www.urmc.rochester.edu/encyclopedia/content.aspx?ContentTypeID=1
60&ContentID=35
Image
http://cliparts.co/cliparts/6Ty/oXX/6TyoXXr6c.png
http://news.rice.edu/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/0914_BLOOD_lg.jpg
http://images.wisegeek.com/cutaway-view-of-a-blood-vessel.jpg
http://www.just-health.net/images/10416321/image001.jpg