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How does oxygen enters the body?
Oxygen enters the body by being absorbed into the blood (specifically, it is absorbed by red blood cells which contain an oxygen-carrying compound known as hemoglobin) when air is inhaled into the lungs, which have a highly porous, spongy structure which facilitates the exposure of blood to the air.
What is the Oxygen carrying in the blood?
Haemoglobin
What does the word globin in hemoglobin mean?
a colorless protein obtained by removing heme from hemoglobin; the oxygen carrying compound in red blood cells
Oxygen carrying protein in blood?
Hemoglobin
What is a 10 letter word that helps the oxygen-carrying parts of the red blood cells?
Hemoglobin is the oxygen carrying molecule in red blood cells.
What is a blood cell called when its not carrying oxygen?
White blood cell
What cells in the blood carrying oxygen call?
Red blood cells
Which part of blood is responsible for carrying oxygen?
Red blood cells, specifically the protein hemoglobin within red blood cells, is responsible for carrying oxygen in the blood. Hemoglobin binds to oxygen in the lungs and transports it to tissues throughout the body.
What color are red blood cells carrying oxygen?
then they are red if they are not carrying oxygen then they are a purple red.
How cany ou tell if a blood cell is carrying oxygen or not?
Blood cells that are carrying oxygen will appear bright red, while blood cells that are not carrying oxygen will appear darker in color (usually dark red or purplish). This change in color is due to the presence or absence of oxygen-binding molecules like hemoglobin within the red blood cells.
What chemical makes carrying oxygen in the blood?
hemoglobin
What are Oxygen carrying red blood cells?
Erethrocytes
