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In humans, mature red blood cells are flexible and oval biconcave disks. They lack a cell nucleus and most organelles, in order to accommodate maximum space for hemoglobin. They are much smaller than most other human cells.
The red blood cells of mammals are typically shaped as biconcave disks: flattened and depressed in the center, with a dumbbell-shaped cross section, and a torus-shaped rim on the edge of the disk (much like a doughnut).
The proteins of the membrane skeleton are responsible for the deformability, flexibility and durability of the red blood cell, enabling it to squeeze through capillaries less than half the diameter of the red blood cell (7-8 μm) and recovering their discoid shape as soon as these cells stop being compressed, in a similar fashion to an object made of rubber. ~Wikipedia
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∙ 9y agoThe Red Blood cell morphology refers to the increase in the red cells' central pallor which usually occupies more than the normal third of the red cell diameter. The red blood cell morphology is used in the study of iron deficiency and Thalassemia.
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∙ 14y agoRed cell morphology can be defined as the appearance of the erythrocytes on a Wright's stained smear.
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What is RBC in hematology test?
RBC is red blood cells or red blood count.
If a cell lives in hypotonic environment what will happen if placed in hypertonic environment?
If a cell is used to living in a hypotonic environment, that means that there exists less solute concentration outside of the cell. Take, for example, a red blood cell (RBC). When the RBC is placed in distilled water, the RBC is hypertonic to the water. The water is hypotonic to the RBC. In this case, the RBC will swell, and in most cases rupture. However, if one were to put an RBC in very salty water, the RBC would be hypotonic to the salt water. The salt water would be a hypertonic environment. In this case, the water would diffuse out of the RBC, causing it to shrivel. Awigman
Study of form?
Morphology (:
What is difference between morphology and physiology?
morphology is the structural study of organisms whilst physiology is rather the functional study.
What is RBC in biology?
RBC is an abbreviation of Red Blood Cells and WBC is an abbreviation of White Blood Cells
What is anisopoikilocytosis?
Anisopoikilocytosis is a condition where the person has an increased RBC count with abnormal cell morphology
What is Dysmorphic RBC?
1.small rbc 2.twister rbc 3.bite rbc 4.acanthocyte rbc 5.donat rbc 6.mikey mouse rbc
What makes up Functional Morphology?
Constructional Morphology, Theoretical Morphology, Biomechanics.
What is the morphology of Neisseria?
the morphology of neisseria is diplococci
How do you use the word morphology in a sentence?
It takes eight different letters to spell "morphology", but some are used more than once. I don't know what morphology means. The correct usage of the word 'morphology' is still a mystery to me. Identify your morphology at once!
Which is essential for formation of RBC?
if we consider the formation of RBCs Erythropoietin, produced by the kidneys, signals RBC formation in the red bone marrow is required. but if we consider the activation of rbc so haemoglobin is essential, in which haemoglobin consiats of single molecule so we can also say for the activation of rbc that:- IRON------>HAEMOGLOBIN------>RBC and RBC are produced as BY KIDNEY------->ERTHROPROTEIN------>RBC
What is RBC Dexia's population?
RBC Dexia's population is 2,012.
When was RBC Centre created?
RBC Centre was created in 2009.
What is the population of RBC Dexia?
The population of RBC Dexia is 5,500.
When was RBC TV created?
RBC TV was created in 2003.
When did RBC Roosendaal end?
RBC Roosendaal ended in 2011.
When was RBC Ministries created?
RBC Ministries was created in 1938.
