Blood Flashcards
1
Q
what are the components of blood?
A
plasma, red blood cells, white blood cells, platelets
2
Q
what is plasma?
A
plasma takes up 55% of the blood. Plasma is the only liquid part in the blood. Plasma contains water, nutrients and proteins
3
Q
what is RBC?
A
red blood cells tale up 45% of blood. It carries oxygen to around the body.
4
Q
what is WBC?
A
it take up 0.% of blood and helps to fight with infections
5
Q
what is platelets?
A
take up 0.01% of blood and help with the clothing of blood when you cut yourself
6
Q
how many liters of blood can you have?
A
3L but can vary from gender and size
7
Q
why is blood red?
A
its oxygenated
8
Q
what causes you to have less blood?
A
iron deficiency
