Red Blood Cells Flashcards by Viana Shahbazi | Brainscape

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Red Blood Cells

Also known as

(red- cell)

A

Erythcythes- eyth= red, cyte= cell

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Red Blood Cells

Job:

A

carries oxygen to all cells

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Red Blood Cells

Made mostly of….

A

Made mostly of hemoglobin (iron)

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Red Blood Cells

RBCs with oxygen are
RBCs without oxygen are

Red/Blue

A

bright/rich red
dark red or bluish

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Red Blod Cells

RB cells have no….

(what organelle do rbcs not have?)

A

nucleus

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Red Blood Cells

RBC’s live about…… long

A

4 months

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Red Blood Cells

About … rbc’s die every second

They get replaced at ….. rate.

A

2 million

replaced at the same rate

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Red Blood cells

Made in______

Hint: Not an organ

A

Bone Marrow

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Red Blood Cells

Bigger of smaller than WBCs?

WBCs- white blood cells

A

Smaller

much, much smaller

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