This Is How Your Body Makes New Blood

Forget about young blood! Your body is constantly making new blood every second of your life and this process is unlike anything else around.

Our bodies are pretty incredible, so far we’ve covered what blood is made of, what the different blood types are, and in this Human episode we are exploring how our bodies actually make more blood.

The creation, maintenance, and filtration of blood is a unique process that’s different from our other cells. Luckily, we’ve got some organs and physiology up for the task.

So unlike when our body wants to create new skin cells or stomach cells using mitosis, creating new blood cells requires a bit more work. Red blood cells can’t make direct copies of themselves because they ditch their nuclei as they mature. So your body has to constantly manufacture and eject blood in order to keep the correct number of cells in circulation so you can continue to, well, function.

And this whole process starts in the bone marrow and utilizes a number of different organs along the way including the liver and spleen.

Find out more about how our body continues to produce new blood in this Human.

#blood #humanbody #spleen #health #physiology #seeker #science #human
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This Seeker health miniseries will dive deep into the cellular structures, human systems, and overall anatomy that work together to keep our bodies going. Using the visual structure and quick pacing of Seeker’s Sick series, these human bio-focused episodes will give a new audience an inside look on what’s happening inside all of us.

[michaeltrinh]

how're you gonna hype up Megakaryocytes when you got the cell name "Natural Killer Cells" in the same system yo

[adityapratapsingh]

Me studying trying to be productive.

Seeker : hey want to know how blood form?

Me : hell yeah!

[johanneshoogenboom]

What blows my mind is this is just the process for making blood. There are thousands similarly complicated processes going simultaneously in the body. Amazing.

[odinsayson]

This is perfect, I just donated hours ago

[stewardappiagyei]

You donate a pint of blood and are a hero...
I donate a 5 litre bottle of blood and get arrested.

[Master_Therion]

Hey Seeker, are your animators also phlebotomists?
Because there was a lot of blood drawn in this video.

[marvinhusbands]

You know your body is amazing but I'm always amazed at how intricate the systems for everything are, good job.

[NuhanHidayat]

When he's talking about those cells all i can think is all the characters from Hataraku Saibo

[cappuccinocoffee]

*MITOCHONDRIA IS THE POWER HOUSE OF THE CELL*

[moritlh]

I love this new series and I love this guy too

[harlow]

if only they made school this engaging, entertaining, and all around enjoyable

[petercarioscia]

I give blood every 2-3 months. Everyone should, if eligible.

I had a skin graft surgery in 2014, I required 31 units of blood products. At least that's what I was told. So I've been trying ever since to pay it back. Although I've been donating fairly regularly since 2002, and I've donated 5 gallons total, plus I've done 2 platelet donation (although I'm not allowed to anymore, so I was told last time I have platelets)

Platelet donation are greatly appreciated, but absolutely not for the faint of heart....90 minutes minimum stuck in a chair with a horse needle in each arm....can't get up the whole time. Strenuous is how I'd describe it.

[dakshbadal]

This is perfect for 10th graders preparing for a bio exam fr.

[adityapratapsingh]

For my fellow tripophobics thumbnail's gonna be spine chilling.

[EyesOfByes]

That Hogwarts comparison was a genious move. Creative and fullfilled it's purpose 😁

[yking]

Seeker, thanks for all these great videos! Learned so many interesting things.

What's the music?

[Iggyeco]

There's also the part where we take a photo of the blood donation, post it on facebook and put a phrase saying how good it feels and how humble we are.






xD

[thinktrovert]

Wow! What an amazing creation the human body is!

[petravazanska]

I cant believe it, my bones are making my blood!😵 that s amazing!😵❤

[WhiteVaille]

Honestly, I was hoping to also hear some information on how to support your body's recovery and production of red blood cells and/or hemoglobin. I'm struggling with some anemia caused by Ulcerative Colitis. Already trying to supplement Vitamin C to help with iron absorption, but not sure if I should be doing anything else.