Red blood cells (erythrocytes) are probably the most common blood cell type mainly because it is mostly mentioned much more often than the other two types of blood cells. In this article, we will briefly look at these very common blood cell type and it’s purpose in the body, and why it’s even so well…

Honestly, this is one question I remember myself asking when I was just a little kid. Never really got the understanding until much later in High School. Quite a lengthy period I believe. I quite remember wondering if all people had their blood being red or some had theirs being a distinct colour. Well the…

Looking at the red fluid known as blood oozing out of a deep wound, it is an arduous task trying to fathom that, red substance flowing comprises of divisions within it. Yet, it is. The divisions of blood as a tissue falls within the medium and the constituents in the medium (plasma) and the blood…

Have you ever wondered too? Contemplated on what really blood is aside the red highly viscous fluid that seeps out when you get injured. Ever racked your brain over and over again trying to find out what else goes into that thing called blood? Well in this article, we will look briefly at what blood…

To begin with, ischemia is not in itself a medical condition such as Diabetes, hypertension, etc. but a situation brought about by an abnormality and leading to other conditions some of which are severe and life threatening. Ischemia can occur at any location in the body where blood is supplied. Tissue ischemia is a condition…