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No, they carry oxygen to respiring muscles. I.E when your jogging your calf muscles require oxygen to battle lactic acid building up which in turn gives you cramp. Glucose from food and drink are what gives the body its energy.
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What functions does a red blood cell have?
red blood cells carry the oxygen to your body they also make up most of your blood.
What are the cells found in the human body?
In the human body we have lots of cells. Red blood cell's-this has a dip on it to carry oxygen around the body. The cell is blood White blood cell's-helps us when were sick. It fights the germs. Nerve cell's-is long and thin and it looks like an electric shock. It carries out reactions Sperm cell's-are found in male and helps make reproduction egg cell-found in a female and helps to make reproduction
Do red blood cells have nuclei and how does this affect the lifespan of the cell?
The nuceli is ejected after the cell is formed. This affects not the life span, but the ability to make energy. The life span of a red blood cell is 120 days.
How fast does it take for the blood to travel from the heart to the rest of the body and back to the heart?
An individual blood cell takes about 60 seconds to make a complete circuit of the body.
How often does the human body make new red blood cells?
Round about 21 days is the average span of a blood cell
What organelle is called power plant of cell and why?
mitochondria, because they make ATP that your body uses as energy
Why do people with malaria or sickle cell anemia have enlarged spleens?
The spleen is the body's reservoir for blood and also plays a role in red blood cell development. When a person has either malaria or sickle cell anemia the body tries to make more blood available, so the extra amount is stored in the spleen.
Why is oxygen important to your human body?
Oxygen is important cells as without oxygen the human body is unable to release enough energy to support life. In theory any other element in the oxygen-group on the Periodic Table can be used to release energy but because other elements in that group are not easily turned into gases they can't used. Last comment; Oxygen is not important for blood; its important for the blood cells themselves and other cells. Blood and blood cells are very different.
What do cells in the body do?
they help you from getting disease , your white blood cell help fight viruses that can make you sick.
What does chlamydia need from your body?
Chlamydia can't make its own energy, so it uses ATP from the host cell.
What does the body use lipids for?
They are primarily burned for energy and used to make cell walls and the lining of nerve fibers. They have many other uses in the body.
Why are capillaries only one cell thick and have opening in the cell wall?
oxygen has to pass through them to make blood rich
