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Define :-a) Red blood cells .b) White blood cells .c) Blood platelets . |
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Answer» a.Red blood cells, also referred to as red cells, red blood corpuscles, haematids, erythroid cells or ERYTHROCYTES, are the most common type of blood cell and the vertebrate's principal means of delivering oxygen to the body tissues—via blood flow through the circulatory systemb.White blood cells (WBCs), also called leukocytes or leucocytes, are the cells of the immune system that are involved in protecting the body against both infectious disease and foreign invaders. All white blood cells are produced and derived from MULTIPOTENT cells in the bone marrow known as hematopoietic stem cells.c.Platelets, or thrombocytes, are small, colorless cell fragments in our blood that form clots and stop or PREVENT BLEEDING. Platelets are made in our bone marrow, the sponge-like tissue INSIDE our bones. Bone marrow contains stem cells that develop into red blood cells, white blood cells, and platelets. |
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