Download or read book How Blood Works written by Ellene Glenn Moore and published by Wick First Book. This book was released on 2021-08 with total page 104 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Howstuffworks, Inc. presents the full text of the article entitled "How Blood Works," by Carl Bianco. The author discusses blood, a mixture of cells and plasma. Bianco details red blood cells, which transport oxygen from the lungs to the cells of the body; how blood cells are made; platelets; blood types, and blood transfusions. White blood cells are part of the immune system and helps the body fight infection.