Why are red blood cells shaped and desined in the way they are?

Answer 1

I'm not an expert at all, but the biconcave disc shape is, as far as I know, to increase surface area available for diffusion. Since the RBCs transport oxygen, the greater the surface area, the faster the oxygen can diffuse in and out of the blood. Hope that helps!

Answer 2

It can travel easily and quickly through the walls of the circulatory system because of it's smooth and round shape. The dimple in the centre is what holds the oxygen/carbon dioxide it carries through the body.

Answer 3

the shape is important so that the blood cell can hold and deliver oxygen where it is needed. this was discovered by Jesse Dawson
It is that shape because it is efficient at gas exchange as well as being pumped through even the smallest of capillaries
Red blood cells have little dimples in them so that Oxygen can easily lock onto them during gas exchanges. This can also be a downside to the red blood cell as when carbon monoxide gets into the lungs it latches onto the red blood cells and the oxygen cannot get on.

Answer 4

Spherical bi-concave disc. This shape is due to the absence of a nucleus.

a red blood cell is like a disc with a dent in the middle.it is known to be a cell without a nucleus.however,young red blood cells do have a nucleus,just as the grow older,they loose it.blood contains hemoglobin which contains iron which gives blood its metalish smell.however in rare cases,the red blood cell is shaped like a sickle due to chromosomes,resulting in what we call sickle cell anemia

Biconcave Disc Shape

it is kinda shaped like a doughnut but the center isn't totally gone

The shape of RBC (Red Blood Cells) are Biconcave disc-shaped cells

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Answer 5

They are shaped this way (biconcavely) because it increases their surface area which makes for more chemcial reactions