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Red Blood Cells Flashcards

1
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WHAT ARE RED BLOOD CELLS ALSO KNOWN AS?

A

ETHYROCYTES

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STRUCTURE OF A RBC

A

BICONCAVE DISC
STRONG AND FLEXIBLE PLASMA MEMBRANE
NO NUCLEUS
CYTOSOL CONTAINING HAEMOGLOBIN

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CONTAIN THE ENZYME _____ TO CATALYSE THE CONVERSION OF CO2 and H20 into CARBONIC ACID

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CARBONIC ANHYDRASE

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4
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PRODUCTION OF RBCs

A

ERYTHROPOIESIS

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FUNCTIONS OF WBCs

A

LEUKOCYTOSIS
PHAGOCYTOSIS
CHEMOTAXIS
ENZYME RELEASE

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LEUKOCYTOSIS

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INCREASING THE NUMBER OF WBCs

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CHEMOTAXIS

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RELEASE OF CHEMICALS BY MICROBES AND INFLAMMATION TO ATTRACT PHAGOCYTES

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