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White blood cells protect your body from harmful viruses, as the red blood cells bring oxygen to your heart and lungs. You need more protection then oxygen, because there's no point in oxygen if you have a sick body. Without enough white blood cells, a cold could kill you.
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∙ 14y ago
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∙ 10y agoA person needs oxygen delivery to the body cells. The red blood cells do this. A person need many for the body to work well.
A person with too many white blood cells has leukemia. Leuk=white + emia=blood.
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∙ 12y agothey don't outnumber them its the other way around
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∙ 12y agobecause white blood cells are used less than red blood cells.
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Are there more red blood cells or white blood cells in your bodies?
There are more red blood cells than white in healthy human blood.
Are there more white blood cells or red blood cells?
Yes, there are (according to research) in fact more red blood cells than white. If you would like to know WHY it is because red blood cells carry oxygen through out the body while the white blood cells fight off diseases. so our bodies develop more of them for more oxygen that we need but we don't really need so much white blood cells.
Are there supposed to equal number of white blood cells with red blood cells?
No. There are far more red blood cells than there are white blood cells.
What disease is it when you have more red blood cells than white blood cells?
Leukemia.
Are Red blood cells are more important than white blood cells?
yes
Why does a person need more red blood cells than white blood cells?
Red Blood cells carry oxygen to your cells while white blood cells only fight off bacteria. Theres more red blood cells becase we need more of them to live.
Why are more red blood cells needed in blood than white cells?
because red blood cells pop out of your bung hole.
Which blood cells are larger white or red?
While they are very similar in size white blood cells are bigger while red bloods cells are much more numerous.
How many times more there red blood cells are more than the white cells?
There is about 1 million more
What disease is it when you have more red blood cells than white ones?
Actually, you are meant to have more red blood cells than white ones. The body has a ratio of about 700:1 RBC's to WBC's
Why are more red blood cells needed in the blood than white blood cells?
because red blood cells help to get oxygen to your muscles and vital organs
Why can you see only two white blood cells and many red blood cells?
because the red blood cells make up almost 45% of the blood composition while the white blood cells are only 1% in comparison. so the red blood cells appear more often than the white blood cells.
