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Haemoglobin combines with oxygen, enabling blood to carry 70 times more than if the oxygen were simply dissolved.
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Which mineral allows red blood cells to carry oxygen?
It is called hemoglobin. Hemoglobin carries oxygen and iron to the tissues.
What is the biological term of oxygen carrying pigment found in red blood corpuscles?
heomoglobin..... a comlex compound of proteins with iron......
The molecule responsible for carrying oxygen through the human body is?
hemogoblin
Which one of the following substances is normally found in urine white blood cells blood proteins creatinine hemoglobin red blood cells?
hemoglobin
What part of a red cell gives it the red color?
That is called hemoglobin. Hemoglobin contains iron, and when iron oxidizes (rusts), it turns orange.
Why do you red blood cells contain hemoglobin?
No, white blood cells do not contain hemoglobin; red blood cells contain hemoglobin (and it is the hemoglobin that gives them their red color).
What is the oxygen in the blood transported by?
Oxygen in the blood is transported by hemoglobin.
What carries hemoglobin in animal's blood cells?
The cells that carry hemoglobin are red blood cells. Their scientific name is erythrocytes.
What are plasma and hemoglobin combined in blood?
Blood is made of plasma and hemoglobin. Plasma is what hemoglobin and other nutrients, blood cells, etc are suspended in.
How can you tell if an organism has hemoglobin?
hemoglobin is responsible for making blood red. if the organism has red blood, it contains hemoglobin
What blood cell collects hemoglobin?
Hemoglobin is present in red blood cells.
What is the hemoglobin?
hemoglobin is the cause thats why your blood is red
What does protein hemoglobin assist in regulating?
sodiumVitamin e
Where do the blood go if you have a transfusion but your hemoglobin is still low?
Hemoglobin is the fluid that transports blood cells. If you get a transfusion of red blood cells, they would be in the hemoglobin even if it is low.
What part of the blood cell carries oxygen?
hemoglobin
What system does hemoglobin belong to?
The circulation system in the body contains hemoglobin, more specifically the blood.
What is a Chemical in red blood cells that carries oxygen?
This chemical is hemoglobin.
