Components of blood

• What are the 4 components of blood?

  • red blood cells
  • white blood cells
  • platelets
  • plasma
• Red blood cells

  • responsible for the transport of oxygen to working muscles
• White blood cells

  • fight disease and infection
• platelets

  • clot blood around the site of an injury to prevent blood loss
• plasma

  • fluid water of blood that makes it a liquid
  • maintains circulation and blood flow, which allows blood cells and nutrients to travel around the body