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What is the compared shape of a red blood cell to that of a sickle cell?
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∙ 6y ago
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.
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∙ 13y ago
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∙ 14y agoSickle cell anemia is a serious disease in which the body makes sickle-shaped red blood cells. "Sickle-shaped" means that the red blood cells are shaped like a "C." Normal red blood cells are disc-shaped and look like doughnuts without holes in the center. They move easily through your blood vessels. Red blood cells contain the protein hemoglobin. This iron-rich protein gives blood its red color and carries oxygen from the lungs to the rest of the body. Sickle cells contain abnormal hemoglobin that causes the cells to have a sickle shape. Sickle-shaped cells don't move easily through your blood vessels. They're stiff and sticky and tend to form clumps and get stuck in the blood vessels. The clumps of sickle cells block blood flow in the blood vessels that lead to the limbs and organs. Blocked blood vessels can cause pain, serious infections, and organ damage.
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∙ 12y agoThey come in the shape of a sickle used in harvesting crops or the shape of a crescent moon or the letter "C".
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What does the flattened shape of a red blood cell?
sickle cell disease
What effect does the altered shape of the red blood cell have on the health of the individual?
There are two forms of the red blood cell: Donut-shape (the normal shape) and Sickle cell. By having Sickle cells, you are immune to Malaria, but you have a higher risk of blood clots.
What does the flattened shape of a red blood cell tells you?
sickle-cell disease
What genetic disorder results in abnormally shaped blood?
Spherocytosis
What condition affects the shape of your blood cells?
Sickle cell disease.
What is sicle cell?
I think you mean sickle cell diseaase. Here is some more information for you that will answer your question better than I can: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sickle_cell_disease In short, sickle cell disease is a blood disorder of the red blood cells. Basically, the red blood cells have an abnormal, rigid, sickle shape (hence the name sickle cell disease).
Where did sickle cell come from?
sickle cell orignates when a red blood cell is too large to fit in the blood vessel and the pressure that is against the it causes it to have a crescent shape
Why is sickle cell called a sickle cell?
The shape of the cell is misshapen.
What is the difference between sickle cell and blood cell?
Sickle cells are a sickle or crescent shape that can only carry a fractional amount of oxygen and nutrients. Normal cells are shaped like doughnuts.
Does sickle cell anaemia have white blood cells?
Sickle Cell Anaemia is a genetic disorder that affects the red blood cells. The shape of the cells are changed from being round and flexible to sickle or crescent shaped. These abnormal cells can then clog the blood vessels, causing extreme pain and discomfort. These episodes are known as sickle cell crisis.
A genetic disease that affect the ability of blood to carry oxygen b changing the shape of the red blood cell?
Sickle Cell Anemia
What is sickle cell disease?
Sickle cell anemia is a disease passed down through families in which red blood cells form an abnormal crescent shape. It is also called sickle cell anemia.
