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Which cells are shaped like pinched disks?
red blood cells
What are huge red disk shaped structures?
Red blood cells
Is there a size difference between red and white blood cells?
red blood cells are disc shaped while white blood cells have no permanent shape.
What genetic disorders results in abnormally shaped red blood cells?
Spherocytosis
What is the medical term meaning abnormally shaped red blood cells?
Sickling
Explain the struture of red blood cell?
red blood cells have a biconcave shaped
Which cells are shaped like pinched disks?
red blood cells
What are huge red disk shaped structures?
Red blood cells
Is there a size difference between red and white blood cells?
red blood cells are disc shaped while white blood cells have no permanent shape.
How do white cells differ from red cells in their structure?
white blood cells have nucleii (unlike red blood cells) and do not contain hemoglobin (again, unlike red blood cells). they are irregularly shaped, and there are fewer of them in the body.
Which blood cells are larger white or red?
While they are very similar in size white blood cells are bigger while red bloods cells are much more numerous.
What does poikilocytosis mean?
Having poikilocytes in your blood - which are irregular red blood cells
What is the medical term meaning abnormally shaped red blood cells?
Sickling
What genetic disorders results in abnormally shaped red blood cells?
Spherocytosis
The What inherited disease in which red blood cells are sickle shaped instead of disc shaped is called?
Sickle-cell anemia.
What is an inherited autosomal recessive disorder of the blood in which an individuals red blood cells are sickle shaped rather than disked - shaped?
Sickle-cell anemia
What is the compared shape of a red blood cell to that of a sickle cell?
The red blood cells have a sickle shape, hence the name. They receive this shape from a protein in normal blood cells that is mutated. They carry less blood and block veins and capillaries easily.
