Centrifuged whole blood

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Centrifuged whole blood
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Blood Plasma(nonliving component)

• Mostly water
• Yellowish (straw colored) liquid with proteins
• Proteins make blood sticky
• Contains minerals
• Calcium
• sodium
• Contains digested foods
• Sugars
• Amino acids
• Fatty acids and glycerol
• Contains nitrogenous wastes

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Blood(Solid Components)

• Red Blood Cells (rbcs)
• Erythrocytes
• White Blood Cells (wbcs)
• Leucocytes
• Platelets
• Thrombocytes

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Red Blood Cell Facts

• Red Blood cells are produced at a rate of 2.5-3
  million per second
• Mature red blood cells do not contain a nucleus.
• Red blood cells live for 120 days
• Transport oxygen to the cells of the body and
  carry carbon dioxide to the lungs
• Contain hemoglobin
• In one cubic millimeter of blood there are 4.5
  million rbcs

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White Blood Cell Facts

• Contain nuclei
• Protect the body from infection by consuming
  viruses and bacteria
• In one cubic millimeter of blood there are 8000
  white blood cells
• Responsible for a persons immunity - they make
  antibodies

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Platelet Facts

• 300,000 per cubic millimeter
• Resemble small fragments of cells
• Responsible for blood clotting

Resting platelets
Activated platelets
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Immunity
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Video on immune response

• http//www.youtube.com/watch?vaSpRpf1Ny9A

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How does your body repair itself and prevent
infection?
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HIV and AIDS

• HIV destroys helper T-Cells (white blood cells
  and lowers immune response
• Individual is more susceptible to infections
• Patient does not die of virus, but diseases
  he/she contracts they overpower the body

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HIV - Infection and Replication

• HIV Replication video
• http//www.youtube.com/watch?vRO8MP3wMvqgfeature
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