Curated Video
Blood Structure and Function: Why is Blood Important
In this video, we'll dig into the components of blood and talk about why it's important. We talk about the erythrocytes (red blood cells), Leukocytes (white blood cells), and thrombocytes (platelets) and show how they contribute to the 3...
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: Crash Course Anatomy and Physiology: Blood, Part 2: There Will Be Blood
We'll start by explaining the structure and function of your erythrocytes, and of hemoglobin, which they use to carry oxygen. We'll follow the formation and life cycle of a red blood cell, including how their levels are regulated by EPO...
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Blood: Hemoglobin Moves O2 and Co2
Learn the two ways that oxygen moves from the lungs to the tissues, and the three ways that carbon dioxide returns from the tissues to the lungs. Rishi is a pediatric infectious disease physician and works at Khan Academy.
Sophia Learning
Sophia: Hemoglobin
A narrated tutorial describing the role that hemoglobin plays in transporting oxygen in the blood. [3:36]
Sophia Learning
Sophia: Red Blood Cells
A narrated lesson examining the structure, function, and production of new red blood cells. [5:20]
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Bohr Effect vs. Haldane Effect
Take a close look at how some friendly competition for Hemoglobin allows the body to more efficiently move oxygen and carbon Dioxide around. [13:53]