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Why do some people have different shaped red blood cells?
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Some people have diseases, such as Sickle Cell Anemia. The disease makes a person's red blood cells in the shape of a sickle, hence the name, "Sickle" Cell Anemia.
A normal person's red blood cell shape is round as opposed to the diseased person's red blood cell. It depends on the type of disease the person has. Some are round, some sickle shape, and others raisen-like (drained).
Kyla Klocko
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∙ 14y agoSome people have diseases, such as Sickle Cell Anemia. The disease makes a person's red blood cells in the shape of a sickle, hence the name, "Sickle" Cell Anemia.
A normal person's red blood cell shape is round as opposed to the diseased person's red blood cell. It depends on the type of disease the person has. Some are round, some sickle shape, and others raisen-like (drained).
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∙ 13y agoThey have totally different functions. They are shaped differently for the same reason a sports car and a truck have different shapes.
White blood cells (WBCs) roles in the body include things such as immune response, allergy reactions, even inflammation. For this they have a number of specialized cellular structures which are capable of carrying out these roles. Many different types of WBCs carry out these tasks and specialize in different functions.
Red blood cells (RBCs) are tasked with transport of oxygen in, and carbon dioxide out, of the body. They are in fact so specialized to this task that they are one of the few types of cells in your body which have no nucleus. During their maturation they abandon even that for sake of more space for hemoglobin (at least in most mammals, other taxonomic classes retain their nucleus).
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∙ 14y agoSickle-cell disease is a genetic disease that results in abnormal hemoglobin molecules. When these release their oxygen load in the tissues, they become insoluble, leading to mis-shaped red blood cells. These sickle shaped red cells are rigid and cause blood vessel blockage, pain, strokes, and other tissue damage.
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∙ 13y agothey have no nucleus.
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What purpose do odd shaped cells have?
Different cells have different shapes so that they can perform different functions. For example, red blood cells are shaped like a doughnut so that they can carry more hemoglobin. So cells can also extend so that they can absorb more nutrients by increasing their surface area to volume ratio. But to put it simply, the formation of odd shaped cells is just the result of evolution. Cells evolve to become more efficient so that they can better complete their job in the organism.
What are the different cells in the body?
red blood cells, white blood cells, skin cells, sperm cells and egg cells
What are the two different kinds of animal cells?
1. What are two types of different animal cells? The cheek cells and the brain cells.
Does human blood cells have nucleus?
Yes, white blood cells do have nucleus. White blood cells are mainly of six types and each have a differently shaped nucleus.Granulocytes:Neutrophil - 3-4 lobed nucleusEosinophil - bilobed nucleusbasophil - partially constricted to 2 lobesLymphocyte - one large nucleusMonocyte - one kidney shaped nucleusMacrophage - one round nucleusnuclei and nucleus are the same but the nucleus is a pural, and yes white blood cell does have a nuclei that contain at least different kinds of shapes of nucleus:1> Neutrophil - 3-4 lobed nucleus2> Eosinophil - bilobed nucleus3> basophil - partially constricted to 2 lobes4> Lymphocyte - one large nucleus5> Monocyte - one kidney shaped nucleus6> Macrophage - one round nucleus
3 different cell shapes?
Actually the real names for circle cells iscoccus,for rod-shaped cells its bacillus, and for spiral it is spirillum.
Do cells have the same?
No, all cells have different shapes. The blood cells and skin cells are definitely different! Also, plant and animal cells are different: plant cells are box-like shaped.
Do cells have the same shape?
No, all cells have different shapes. The blood cells and skin cells are definitely different! Also, plant and animal cells are different: plant cells are box-like shaped.
Do crescent shaped blood cells give you cancer?
crescent shaped blood cells are from sickle cell anemia
What are abnormal crescent shaped BLOOD cell?
Sickle cells. Sickle cell anemia is the disease characterized by sickle-shaped blood cells.
Which cells are shaped like pinched disks?
red blood cells
Irregular shaped Red blood cells are?
poikilocytosis
Is there a size difference between red and white blood cells?
red blood cells are disc shaped while white blood cells have no permanent shape.
What purpose do odd shaped cells have?
Different cells have different shapes so that they can perform different functions. For example, red blood cells are shaped like a doughnut so that they can carry more hemoglobin. So cells can also extend so that they can absorb more nutrients by increasing their surface area to volume ratio. But to put it simply, the formation of odd shaped cells is just the result of evolution. Cells evolve to become more efficient so that they can better complete their job in the organism.
Explain the struture of red blood cell?
red blood cells have a biconcave shaped
How do white cells differ from red cells in their structure?
white blood cells have nucleii (unlike red blood cells) and do not contain hemoglobin (again, unlike red blood cells). they are irregularly shaped, and there are fewer of them in the body.
What are the 3 different blood cells?
Red Blood Cells, White Blood Cells, and Platelets.
What are huge red disk shaped structures?
Red blood cells
