RBCs, or ___, function primarily to ferry ___ in blood to all cells of the body. - ANSWER erythrocytes oxygen blood is made of 55% plasma and 45% formed elements. these elements inclue ___ ___ and ___ - ANSWER RBC WBC platelets
RBCs are ____. meaning they have no ___. they contain very few _...
blood is made of 55% plasma and 45% formed elements. these elements inclue ___ ___ and ___ -
ANSWER RBC WBC platelets
RBCs, or ___, function primarily to ferry ___ in blood to all cells of the body. - ANSWER erythrocytes
oxygen
RBCs are ____. meaning they have no ___. they contain very few ___s. - ANSWER anucleate nucleus
organelles
mature red blood cell circulating in the blood are literally sacks of ___ molecules - ANSWER hemoglobin
hemoglobin, an ___- bearing protein, transports the bulk of _____ that is carried in the blood. - ANSWER
iron oxygen
The more ___ molecules the red blood cells contain, the more oxygen they will be able to carry -
ANSWER hemoglobin
erythrocytes are small cells shaped like ___s. they're small and peculiar size provides a large surface area
relative to their volume making them ideally suited for ___ ____ - ANSWER donut gas exchange
___ ___l anemia is prone to clotting - ANSWER sickle cell
anexcess increase in the number of red blood cells is ____ - ANSWER polycythemia
polycythemia may result from ____ ___ cancer - ANSWER bone marrow
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