๐‚๐ž๐ง๐ญ๐ซ๐ข๐Ÿ๐ฎ๐ ๐š๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐จ๐Ÿ ๐๐ฅ๐จ๐จ๐ ๐‚๐จ๐ฆ๐ฉ๐จ๐ง๐ž๐ง๐ญ๐ฌ⁣

Centrifugation is a laboratory technique used to separate the components of whole blood based on their density by spinning the sample at high speed. When whole blood is placed in a centrifuge, its components form distinct layers:⁣
๐Ÿ. ๐๐ฅ๐š๐ฌ๐ฆ๐š ๐š๐ง๐ ๐๐ฅ๐š๐ญ๐ž๐ฅ๐ž๐ญ๐ฌ (๐“๐จ๐ฉ ๐‹๐š๐ฒ๐ž๐ซ – ๐Ÿ“๐Ÿ“%)⁣
Colour: Pale yellow⁣
Composition: Water, proteins, hormones, nutrients, waste products⁣
Platelets: Small cell fragments involved in blood clotting⁣
Reason for position: Least dense, so they rise to the top⁣
๐Ÿ. ๐–๐ก๐ข๐ญ๐ž ๐๐ฅ๐จ๐จ๐ ๐‚๐ž๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ฌ (๐Œ๐ข๐๐๐ฅ๐ž ๐‹๐š๐ฒ๐ž๐ซ – ๐๐ฎ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ๐ฒ ๐‚๐จ๐š๐ญ)⁣
Colour: Thin whitish layer⁣
Composition: Leukocytes (neutrophils, lymphocytes, monocytes, eosinophils, basophils)⁣
Function: Defence and immunity⁣
Reason for position: Intermediate density⁣
๐Ÿ‘. ๐‘๐ž๐ ๐๐ฅ๐จ๐จ๐ ๐‚๐ž๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ฌ (๐๐จ๐ญ๐ญ๐จ๐ฆ ๐‹๐š๐ฒ๐ž๐ซ – ๐Ÿ’๐Ÿ“%)⁣
Colour: Red⁣
Function: Transport oxygen and carbon dioxide⁣
Reason for position: Most dense, so they settle at the bottom⁣.

 *Why Centrifugation is Important?⁣* 
- Helps isolate plasma for diagnostic tests⁣
- Separates RBCs for transfusion⁣
- Allows examination of specific blood components⁣
- Essential for haematology and clinical laboratory procedures⁣

#Clinic #biochemistry #hematology #biology

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