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Red blood cells are vital in our bodies because they are solely responsible for delivering oxygen to the organs in our body. If we didn't have any red blood cells, we wouldn't last 5 seconds because our organs will shut down due to oxygen deprivation.

Red blood cells contain an important component called Hemoglobin. This protein contains iron and carries oxygen. The lungs play an important role because they allow oxygen to diffuse into the blood cells. The blood cells are then pumped along with the rest of the blood throughout the body where they transfer the oxygen to each of our organs.

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