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They are made in the red marrow of long bones. The red marrow makes white blood cells and platelets as well. RBCs live for only 120 days.
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What percentage of the body's iron is in erythrocytes?
65% of the body's iron is found in erythrocytes
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.
Compare and contrast erythrocytes and leukocytes Be sure to include similarities and differences of structure and function?
Erythrocytes are larger than leukocytes. Erythrocytes have no nucleus while leukocytes have nucleus. Leukocytes remove and/ or destroys things that are considered "abnormal" in the body while erythrocytes carry oxygen to all body cells. Leukocytes are large round cells that do not contain hemoglobin while erythrocytes contain hemoglobin, are shaped as biconcave disks that bend, flex travel through narrow blood vessels and have a large surface to volume ratio. Erythrocytes and leukocytes are both classified as formed elements (lower layer). They both are main components of the body are necessary for the body to function properly.
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.
Why erythrocytes and platelets are not true cells?
They do not have a nucleus. RBC carry oxygen to body.
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.
The iron-containing pigment of the erythrocytes that transports oxygen from the lungs to all of the body tissues is?
The iron-containing pigment of the erythrocytes that transports oxygen from the lungs to all of the body tissues would be "Hemoglobin".
Where do Kofta originate from?
Where do Kofta originate from?
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 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.
Consider the number of the different cells in blood. which are there more of erythrocytes or leukocytes?
erythrocytes Erythrocytes
Are there more erythrocytes than leukocytes?
In blood there are more erythrocytes (red blood cells) that leukocytes (white blood cells)
