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A protein called haemoglobin in the red blood cells. The haemoglobin can loosely bond with oxygen allowing it to transport oxygen from the lungs to the other parts of the body.
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How does a blood cell carry oxygen?
Hemoglobin! It'S a protein found in red blood cells that allows blood to carry oxygen.
What is the definition of deoxygenated blood?
Oxygenated blood is necessary to provide the oxygen for metabolism in living tissue.
What does haemoglobin carry?
It allows the blood to carry oxygen, so in a way it carries oxygen
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.
What are the cells in blood that carry oxygen?
Red Blood Cell
Why is iron in your blood?
Iron is necessary to carry oxygen molecules to your cells.
Do arteries carry oxygen-rich blood to capillaries?
Systemic Arteries carry oxygen rich blood (also called oxygenated blood). Pulmonary Arteries carry oxygen poor (deoxygenated) blood
Is blood in the arteries in rich in oxygen?
By definition, ALL arteries carry Oxygen rich blood. Veins carry oxygen depleted blood.
Where does veins carry oxygen depleted blood to?
Veins carry oxygen depleted blood to the heart.
What kind of blood does vein carry?
Usually veins carry blood low in oxygen back to the heart except for the pulmonary veins. They carry blood higher in oxygen.
Which blood celld carry oxygen?
red blood cels are the oxygenated cells..[ie carry oxygen]
Does your blood carry food?
no it carry's oxygen
How does smoking effect running?
Smoking can weaken the lungs and reduce breathing capacity. Also smoking can reduce oxygen level of blood thus blood can not carry enough oxygen to the necessary organ.
What parts carry blood away from the heart?
Arteries carry Oxygen rich blood away from the heart. While our viens carry Oxygen poor blood back to get filed with more Oxygen
What are the tiny blood vessels that carry oxygen rich blood?
The tiniest blood vessels that carry oxygen-rich blood are the capillaries. These capillaries form a bed. The arterioles that carry the blood into the bed are high in oxygen. The oxygen is released to the cells. The rest of the bed is low in oxygen and venules carry deoxygenated blood to the veins back to the heart.
How do the blood cells carry food?
blood cells do not carry food, blood cells carry oxygen.
How does a blood cell carry oxygen?
Hemoglobin! It'S a protein found in red blood cells that allows blood to carry oxygen.
