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Red Blood Cells
Red Blood Cells
Red Blood Cells
Also referred to as erythrocytes (eh Rith ruh syts) Human body contains 30 trillion RBC¶s
Mature RBC¶s do not contain a nucleus Live on avg. for 120 days The liver and spleen remove 2 million worn out RBC¶s a second Bone marrow produces 2 million new RBC¶s a second
The protein hemoglobin gives blood its red color and is necessary to effectively carry 02 .
RBC
C02
A condition in which a person has too few red blood cells or an insufficient amount of hemoglobin.
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