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What transports oxygen to cells in body?
ways of transporting oxygen (presumably in the human body you are referring to) it is carried in the blood as part of the circulatory system-it is picked up from the lungs through alveoli -majorly carried in the blood as oxyhaemoglobin (oxygen combined with haemoglobin in red blood cells) -some can be dissolved in the blood plasma
What protein do blood cells use to carry oxygen?
Hemoglobin. It carries oxygen from the respiratory organs to the rest of the body where it releases the oxygen to provide energy to power functions of the body, and then collects the carbon dioxide to take back to the respiratory organs to be dispensed from the body.
Where would you find hemoglobin?
hemoglobin is found in the cell and it is used to carry oxygen to different organs in the body
How do we get oxygen into our bodies?
We breathe air containing oxygen into our lungs. Once in the lungs, oxygen molecules pass into the blood vessels surrounding the alveoli where they bind to hemoglobin in red blood cells and are carried to body tissues. Oxygen is then used by cells in a process called respiration to produce energy.
Does blood produce oxygen?
Yes - oxygen is held in red blood cells (in haemoglobin to be precise). As the blood flows, oxygen is brought all around the body and eventually gets back to the heart and lungs as carbon dioxide (which is what you exhale).
What is the function of hemoglobin in the red blood cell?
Hemoglobin is what carries oxygen to all of the cells in your body and gets rid of carbon dioxide through gas exchange in the lungs. We breath in oxygen and exhale carbon dioxide.
What type of blood cells contain hemoglobin and what do they use it for?
Red blood cells contain hemoglobin. It is used to carry oxygen from the lungs to body tissues.
How does oxygen reach the body's cells?
Through the blood. Oxygen is drawn in by the lungs, binds to hemoglobin proteins within erythrocytes (aka red blood cells), and the erythrocytes are then pumped by the heart throughout the body, supplying all cells with oxygen.
What happens if hemoglobin is very low?
No energy, hard to think, fever, terrible, terrible headache. Source: My experience, I went into the hospital with a hemoglobin level of 4.5. Doctors couldn't believe I was still conscious and walking around.
What element is used to make hemoglobin?
oxygen. without it, the red blood cell will turn a dark red.
What is the relation between hemoglobin and anemea?
Hemoglobin is a protein in red blood cells that carries oxygen throughout the body. Anemia is a condition where there is a lower than normal level of red blood cells or hemoglobin in the blood, leading to reduced oxygen delivery to tissues. Hemoglobin levels are used to diagnose and monitor anemia.
What does the hemoglobin in your red blood cells do to help?
Hemoglobin's purpose in a red blood cell is to carry oxygen. In fact almost all the oxygen in your blood is carried on hemoglobin. Hemoglobin is made of protein and iron, if you don't have enough hemoglobin it is called anemia. This is why people who take in no iron can become anemic.
