# @science on Instagram

- **Type:** Video
- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/DFtCpLoKrX7
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/61248079-science-instagram
- **Thumbnail:** https://img.gondola.cc/tr:w-,h-,fo-auto/postThumbnails/5046f75105.jpg
- **Posted:** 2025-02-05T20:03:36.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** Science 🧬 (@science) — https://gondola.cc/science

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We’re just a bunch of cells talking to other cells 🤗⁠
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Did you know the average adult (human) has more than 5 liters of blood in their body? This makes up 6% to 7% of the body weight! Blood delivers nutrients and oxygen to every organ, every tissue, and every cell of the living human body. Blood is composed of around 60% plasma, a fluid that mainly contains water, proteins, sugars, and fat. Red and white blood cells and platelets compose the 40% left.⁠
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The most common cells in the bloodstream are red blood cells, also called erythrocytes. The role of red blood cells is to transport oxygen from the lungs to the tissues with the help of a special protein called hemoglobin. Since red blood cells lack a nucleus, they have kind of a donut shape!! This enables them to carry more hemoglobin and thus, more oxygen!⁠
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Every second, around 2-4 million red blood cells are produced by the bone marrow and released into the circulatory system and there are around 4 to 6 million of these cells for each cubic millimeter of blood.⁠
The white blood cells also have critical roles; they protect us from pathogens by engaging an immune response. The white blood cells from the video are most likely macrophages, they crawl like amoebae and eat harmful pathogens and damaged or old cells.⁠
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Platelets, also called thrombocytes, are way smaller than red and white blood cells and have different functions; they play a role in blood coagulation and wound healing. When you get an injury or when a blood vessel ruptures, platelets combine with fibrin to form a clot. You can see pretty well all the fibrin filaments and small round platelets in today’s video⁠
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📝and 📹️ courtesy of: @tardibabe⁠
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#biology #science #microscopis #undermicroscope #microscope #cells⁠
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