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Why are karyo types taken from white blood cells instead of red blood cells?
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∙ 14y ago
Because your white blood cells have nuclei - which is where the chromosomes are found. Mature red blood cells do not have nuclei.
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Where are red blood cells dismantled?
Red blood cells are taken out of circulation in the spleen. Their iron is recycled and stored in the liver.
Sample of blood is spun in a test tube so that red blood cells fall to the bottom and percentage of Red blood cells is taken?
The test to determine the proportion of red blood cells in a blood sample is a hematocrit.
What is the function of capillary net?
to spread the blood cells so thin that the oxygen can be taken into cells or transferred to other cells.
Why do you red blood cells contain hemoglobin?
No, white blood cells do not contain hemoglobin; red blood cells contain hemoglobin (and it is the hemoglobin that gives them their red color).
Which situation indicates that a disruption of homeostasis has taken place?
A rapid rise in the number of red blood cells
What increases the rate of diffusion of oxygen into red blood cells in the lungs?
Blood is taken away from the lungs as it circulates.
What else is carried by the blood as well as gases?
The blood is mainly made of Platelets, Red Blood Cells, and White Blood Cells. The red blood cells carry oxygen and carbon dioxide. Nutrients are carried through the blood, and waste is taken away via the blood. Hormones also pass through the blood.
Who would be able to count white blood cells?
White blood cells can be counted by a lab technician, usually a haematologist. When a blood sample is taken the number of white blood cells can be counted and if increased or decreased from the norm this will help in a diagnosis being made.
What is the main difference between donation and blood transfusion?
A blood donation is when blood is taken from you willingly and is usually split into the four different parts (Red blood cells, white blood cells, platelets and plasma) and stored in a hospital until it is needed. A blood transfusion is when blood is taken from someone via a tube and put into another person straight away.
How does blood get produced?
Red blood cells and white blood cells are produced in your red bone marrow. Albumin is produced in your liver. Globulin is produced in your reticuloendothelial system. Water and the electrolyte are taken from the intestine.
What is the use of haematinic capsules?
Haematinic capsules are taken to enrich the blood. They also increase the hemoglobin in the blood and to stimulate the production of red blood cells.
What molecules are in red blood cells?
Oxygen and Carbon DioxideOxygen is taken up by the haemoglobin in red blood cells to be used for cellular respirationCarbon dioxide is taken up by plasma in the blood and taken back to the lungs to be exhaledCarbon Dioxide is a waste product of cellular respiration
