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PHS-101 route
Unit 4 · Lesson 2 of 5 12 min

Erythrocytes, Haemoglobin and Erythropoiesis

A cell with no nucleus, a 120-day life and one job, carried out about twenty-five trillion times over.

What this unit covers

Unit 4: Physiology of Blood

  1. 1 Composition and Functions of BloodSpin a tube of blood and it separates into layers, each with its own story. · 10 min
  2. 2 Erythrocytes, Haemoglobin and ErythropoiesisA cell with no nucleus, a 120-day life and one job, carried out about twenty-five trillion times over. · 12 min
  3. 3 Leucocytes and Body DefenceFive kinds of white cell, two lines of defence, and a memory that lasts for years. · 11 min
  4. 4 Haemostasis and Blood CoagulationA cut finger triggers a three-stage emergency response that ends in a mesh of fibrin threads. · 10 min
  5. 5 Blood Groups and Blood TransfusionWhy some blood can save a life and the wrong blood can end one. · 12 min