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Red blood cells perform the most important blood duty. A single drop of blood contains millions of red blood cells which are constantly traveling through your body delivering oxygen and removing waste. If they weren't, your body would slowly die.
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∙ 13y agoOxygen diffuses from the lungs into the blood stream where it is carried by attaching to hemoglobin. It then diffuses out of the blood into the cells.
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∙ 13y agoOxygen binds to the hemoglobin within the red blood cells.
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∙ 12y agoThe 'red blood cells' present in the blood.
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∙ 11y agoErythrocytes, aka red blood cells. These cells contain very high levels of the protein hemoglobin which binds oxygen and then transport oxygen throughout the body via the bloodstream.
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∙ 11y agored blood cells
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Body cells need oxygen to carry out?
the process of exchanging gases
Body cells receive oxygen and nutrients from food delivered by?
Blood does. It carries oxygen from the lungs with which you breath fresh air in. Then blood goes to the heart and is sent to the whole body with oxygen! Oxygen support the cells', and the body's life!
What does blood carry throughout are body?
red blood cells carry oxygen from the lungs through the pulmonary artery to the heart and then to the rest of the body.
Why does the brain need so much oxygen?
Your cells need the oxygen to function. That's why it's called "cellular respiration."and you blood needs to be oxygenated so it can carry the O2 (oxygen) to other parts of the body.
After blood releases oxygen to the cells of the body the blood becomes?
After blood releases oxygen to the cells of the body the blood becomes deoxygenized. It then travels back to the heart to get more oxygen.
What does the cells in the body need?
oxygen is needed
The cells in the body need what to survive?
Oxygen
Were do the red blood cells take your oxygen?
To all of the other cells of your body that need oxygen to live.
How do body cells get the energy they need?
fat and oxygen
What is the air you breathe that all the body cells need?
oxygen
What does the body cells need?
2 things:Cells need blood and oxygen to produce.
Why do you have to have oxygen when you go outer space?
Oxygen is needed in our body so we can survive. The cells in our body need it and without oxygen, the cells will die and we will die. When people go in to outer space there is no oxygen so oxygen tanks are taken so the astronauts receive the oxygen they need
Why is oxygen important to every part of the body?
Oxygen is important because our cells need oxygen to survive. If they don't get oxygen then the cells will die the the human itself will die.
Why oxygen important to every part of the body?
Oxygen is important because our cells need oxygen to survive. If they don't get oxygen then the cells will die the the human itself will die.
Breathing is necessary because?
The cells in your body need oxygen to live. The oxygen you breathe into your lungs gets put into your blood. Your heart then pumps the blood carrying the oxygen to all the cells in your body.
What function does oxygen have in the body?
oxygen is solely used by mitochondria in cells for energy, that is the only reason we need oxygen.
Body cells need oxygen to carry out?
the process of exchanging gases
