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Red blood cells carry oxygen by binding oxygen molecules to hemoglobin (an iron-based molecule).

White blood cells fight infections and other germs, and platelets clot cuts. You need to intake a certain amount of iron to form the hemoglobin that holds oxygen on your red blood cells. If you don't, you can become "anemic" and you will get tired more quickly.

Red blood cells are responsible for carrying oxygen in the body. The protein hemoglobin in red blood cells carries oxygen to deliver it to the other cells in the body.

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What type of blood cell contains which carries oxygen to all the cells in your body?

Red blood cells carry oxygen to all the blood cells of the body with the help of a red pigment which is present in R.B.C (red blood cells) called haemoglobin.Oxygen sticks to the pigment and thus is carried to the cells.


Definition of red blood cell?

Red blood cells, also known as erythrocytes, are the most common type of blood cell in the human body. Their main function is to transport oxygen from the lungs to all parts of the body and to carry carbon dioxide back to the lungs to be exhaled. Red blood cells get their red color from the protein hemoglobin, which binds oxygen and gives blood its red hue.


What is the kind of Cell without Nucleus?

The kind of cell without a nucleus is called a prokaryotic cell. These cells are typically found in bacteria and archaea, and they do not have a membrane-bound nucleus to house their genetic material. Instead, their DNA is located in the cytoplasm.


What is a type of red blood cell disorder?

One type of red blood cell disorder is sickle cell anemia, a genetic condition in which red blood cells become rigid and sticky, leading to blockages in blood vessels and reduced oxygen delivery to tissues.


Which blood type brings oxygen close to cells?

Erythrocytes or red blood cells carry oxygen and carbon dioxide throughout the bloodstream. So oxygen is carried inside of these cells. It is delivered to the tissues (which are composed of cells) when oxygen-containing red blood cells enter a capillary that passes through a tissue. The oxygen leaves the red blood cells and passes through the wall of the capillary where it can be taken up by the cells of the tissue. Blood type refers to particular proteins called antigens on the surface of these red blood cells. Some people's red blood cells have the A antigen on their surface; these people have type A blood. Some people have the B antigen and are type B. Some have both (AB) and some have neither (type O). Any given person will only have one blood type (you only have type O or type A blood) and all of the red blood cells in that person are the same type. No one of these blood types is any better or worse than transporting oxygen.

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Which type of blood cell is directly involved in clotting and which type functions in carrying oxygen?

Platelets are involved in clotting, and red blood cells carry oxygen.


What type of cell without a nucleus is an?

A red blood cell is a type of cell without a nucleus. This allows more space for hemoglobin, a protein that helps carry oxygen in the blood.


What is a type of blood cell?

Red blood cells are small and red, rich in hemoglobin, and carry oxygen to tissues of the body.


What type of blood vessel takes blood from cells to the heart?

Arteries carry oxygen-poor blood from the heart; veins carry oxygen-poor blood back to the heart.


What type of blood cell is primarily responsible for carring oxygen in the blood stream?

Red corpuscles (red blood cells) carry oxygen in the bloodstream.


What type of blood vessel takes blood cells from back to the heart?

Arteries carry oxygen-poor blood from the heart; veins carry oxygen-poor blood back to the heart.


What type of blood cell contains which carries oxygen to all the cells in your body?

Red blood cells carry oxygen to all the blood cells of the body with the help of a red pigment which is present in R.B.C (red blood cells) called haemoglobin.Oxygen sticks to the pigment and thus is carried to the cells.


What type of tissue has no nuclei?

Red blood cells are the only functional cell with no nucleus


What is one type of human cell that doesnt have a nucleus?

Red blood cells do not have a nucleus. During their development, in a process called enucleation, their nucleus is expelled. This allows for more space in the cell to carry oxygen efficiently.


Which type of blood vessel usually carries oxygen-poor blood?

Veins are the blood vessels that usually carry oxygen-poor blood. The exception is the pulmonary vein, which carries oxygenated blood.


What type of blood cell transports oxygen?

Red blood cells transport oxygen from the lungs to the rest of the body.


Can a blood vessel be defined as an artery or a vein by the type of blood it carries?

An Artery caries Oxygen Rich blood and a Vein carries Oxygen Poor blood, but not by definition because the Pulmonary Arteries carry Oxygen Poor blood and the Pulmonary Veins carry Oxygen Rich blood, (these vessles can be found between the heart and the lungs).