Section outline

  • Learning outcomes:

    At the end of this chapter students will be able to know about-

        • Blood: Composition and function.  
        • Plasma:  Electrolytes, proteins and other organic constituents.
        • Blood cells: their formation and destruction, cell count, functions of different blood cells. 
        • Hemoglobin: Structure, properties and functions.  
        • Coagulation factor: Definition, functions. 
        • Anaemia: Causes and classification. 
        • Blood coagulation: 
        • Blood groups, blood transfusion. Lymph: Composition, formation, circulation and function, lymph nodes and lymphatic.