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Would the normal red blood cells or sickle cells be better at transporting oxygen?
The normal red blood cells would be better because sickled red blood cells clump and are not circulated as well as normal red blood cells are.
What is the normal shape of the red blood cells?
Normal blood red cells are biconcave disks, approx. oval.
The genotype of the person with normal red blood cells is?
The genotype of a person with normal red blood cells is usually AA, where both copies of the beta-globin gene are normal. This results in the production of normal hemoglobin and red blood cells.
When a person has fewer red blood cells than normal how will his or her color?
when a person has fewer red blood cells than normal his or her color is yellowish
What structure do red blood cells lack that limits their life span?
nucleus
What is a normal component of lymph?
red blood cells
What blood cells are found in a drop of blood.?
A drop of blood contains red blood cells, white blood cells, and platelets. Red blood cells carry oxygen, white blood cells are part of the immune system, and platelets are involved in blood clotting.
People who are heterozygous for sickle cell disease are generally healthy because?
Theyhave some normal hemoglobin in their red blood cells.
What does Pit mean on a blood test and what is a normal level?
size of red blood cells
Which functional change of the red blood cells is seen in sickle red blood cells?
Sickle cells have an abnormality in the oxygen-carrying protein hemoglobin. Functionally, sickle cells are more rigid than normal red-blood cells. This can result in them getting "stuck" in capillaries because they don't deform as well as normal red-blood cells to allow them to flow through the capillaries. The sickle cells also break down faster than normal red-blood cells - due to their decreased elasticity they are more prone to "break" when trying to deform to flow through the blood vessels and capliaries, leading to anemia.
Why would a person with leukemia have low numbers of red blood cells normal white blood cells and platelets in the blood?
A person with leukemia may have low red blood cells due to bone marrow being replaced by cancer cells, hindering normal red blood cell production. Low white blood cells and platelets may occur due to leukemia cells crowding out normal blood cell production in the bone marrow, leading to decreased production of white blood cells and platelets.
What condition increases the number of blood cells increases beyond the normal and thus increases blood viscosity?
Polycythemia is the condition of excess red blood cells in the bloodstream. In contrast, anemia is a deficiency of red blood cells.
