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What nutrient is responsible for oxygen transport in erythrocytes?
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What will some stem cells become if they mature into erythrocytes?
If stem cells mature into erythrocytes (red blood cells), they will become specialized for oxygen transport in the body. Erythrocytes are responsible for carrying oxygen from the lungs to the rest of the tissues and organs, as well as removing carbon dioxide waste. They have a unique biconcave shape and lack a nucleus to maximize their capacity for oxygen-carrying.
Erythrocytes transport oxygen and serve to?
It is to carry oxygen from the lungs to tissue around the body.
Which of the formed elements contains hemoglobin and transports respiratory gases?
I do believe that the answer is erythrocytes. Erythrocytes are the formed element in blood that transport oxygen and carbon dioxide.
What blood cells transport of oxygen and carbon dioxide?
Erythrocytes aka red blood cells, specifically the hemoglobin of the red blood cells
Where erythrocytes are located?
Erythrocytes (or red blood cells) are found in blood vessels and come from bone marrow. They transport oxygen and carbon dioxide throughout the body.
Does leukocytes carry oxygen?
No, erythrocytes (red blood cells) transport oxygen throughout the body, not leukocytes (white blood cells)
What cells are responsible for carrying oxygen and nutrients to body cells?
The cells that transport oxygen throughout the body are red blood cells.Red blood cells contain a pigment called haemoglobin which the oxygen molecules bind to, forming oxyhaemoglobin. When the cells reach the target body tissues, this binding is reversed and the oxygen is released.
What is the main job of the erythrocytes in the blood?
The erythrocytes, or red blood cells as they are more commonly known as, transport oxygen to the body's cells and extract the carbon dioxide and send it to the lungs to be excreted.
What carries oxygen around?
In the blood, hemoglobin loosely grabs oxygen for transport to the body cells. The red blood cells (erythrocytes) have the iron (from hemoglobin) that takes the oxygen for a ride.
What are erythrocytes and what do they contain?
Erythrocytes (Red Blood Cells) - specialized for oxygen transport - mature erythrocytes have no nucleus instead these disk - shaped cells are packed with the respiratory pigment Hemoglobin *Hemoglobin is an iron containing molecule that binds with oxygen
What nutrient is important in the transport of oxygen in blood and muscle tissue and in energy transformation reactions?
Iron
What blood cell carries oxygen and carbon dioxide gases on them?
Red Blood Cells (Erythrocytes) are responsible for carrying oxygen (or carbon dioxide) around the body.
