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Why is oxygen important to blood and other cells?
Oxygen is needed for respiration. This is how all our cells release energy. All the body cells and white blood cells therefore need oxygen. Red blood cells don't use oxygen, they undergo anaerobic respiration, but they transport the oxygen needed by other cells.
What part of the blood carries oxygen?
The red blood cells carry the oxygen in blood.
Why is oxygen needed in blood?
Because your cells need oxygen. Blood has Hemoglobins inside it, which carry oxygen.
How oxygen is transported?
Oxygen is transported with the help of Red blood cells as the red blood cells contain haemoglobin to can carry oxygen from one place to another.
Which substance transports oxygen in the blood?
red blood cells
What are blood cells and nerve cells called?
red blood cells and a nerve cell.
Do nerve cells carry oxygen to the body?
No they don't. Red blood cells carry oxygen to all cells in our body. Red blood cells are made in our bone marrow, live for 120 days and are destroyed in our spleens. At any one time we have red blood cells of all ages floating in our blood. Red blood cells account for 45% of the volume of our blood.
Where do blood cells receive oxygen?
It is delivered by the circulatory systemby by red blood cells to every cell in the body
What are the main cells in the body?
Red Blood Cells- make the blood red; and carry the oxygen White Blood Cells- fight infections Platelets- form clots to stop the flow of blood Plasma- a yellowish liquid that carries the nutrients
What are the blood cells that transport oxygen?
red blood cells transport oxygen :)
How do nerve cells muscle cells and blood cells compare?
nerve cells give you your sense of touch, feel, smell, and hearing. Blood cells depends on what type of blood you are talking about white blood cells help protect your body from sickness and red blood cells carry oxygen to your lungs allowing you to breath both are essential for living
What blood cells fight germs and what blood cells carry oxygen?
White blood cells fight germs and red blood cells carry oxygen.
What are the the cells that carry oxygen?
Red blood cells contain hemoglobin. These cells are also known as erythrocytes.
What two types of blood circulate throughout the body?
oxygen blood cells and non-oxygen blood cells
Which one of these three carry oxygen to the cells in your body red blood cells white blood cells or platelets?
Your red blood cells carry oxygen.
What brings oxygen to cells?
various reasons. the blood is responsible for delivering oxygen to the cells. as a result anything blocks the blood from reaching the cells will limit the oxygen. or some intoxication such as CO toxicity which replace the place of oxygen in the blood.
What carries blood cells?
Red blood cells carry primarily oxygen
