Topics Blood components Anticoagulants Phlebotomy Hemoglobin Hematocrit Blood Cell Count Blood smearing (peripheral blood film) RBC index Staining 001 Blood and Hematopoiesis Objective To learn the concept of hematology To study the blood and its component To know the process of blood formation (hematopoiesis) 1. Introduction Study of blood forming tissues and circulating blood components 2. Blood Blood is a complex and unique fluid of variable composition circulating through the heart, arteries, capillaries, and veins, known as the vascular system of the body. It is a tissue in which cellular constituents are suspended in a liquid medium performing specialized functions. It is composed of 2 main parts. Blood cells, the particles suspended in plasma, making up approximately 45% of total blood volume Erythrocytes Leukocytes Thrombocytes Plasma, the fluid portion of the blood, which consists primarily of water in which are dissol...