AP BIOLOGY

ANIMAL PHYSIOLOGY

GAS EXCHANGE IN DIFFERENT ANIMALS

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Which type of blood cell helps carry oxygen and carbon dioxide throughout the body?
A
platelets
B
white blood cells
C
red blood cells
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -All red blood cells contain a red pigment known as hemoglobin. Oxygen binds to hemoglobin, and is transported around the body in that way. In tiny blood vessels in the lung, the red blood cells pick up oxygen from inhaled (breathed in) air and carry it through the bloodstream to all parts of the body.

Detailed explanation-2: -Red blood cells, also known as erythrocytes, deliver oxygen to the tissues in your body. Oxygen turns into energy and your tissues release carbon dioxide. Your red blood cells also transport carbon dioxide to your lungs for you to exhale.

Detailed explanation-3: -The main job of red blood cells, or erythrocytes, is to carry oxygen from the lungs to the body tissues and carbon dioxide as a waste product, away from the tissues and back to the lungs. Hemoglobin (Hgb) is an important protein in the red blood cells that carries oxygen from the lungs to all parts of our body.

Detailed explanation-4: -What Is the Function of Red Blood Cells? Red blood cells carry oxygen from our lungs to the rest of our bodies. Then they make the return trip, taking carbon dioxide back to our lungs to be exhaled.

Detailed explanation-5: -red blood cell, also called erythrocyte, cellular component of blood, millions of which in the circulation of vertebrates give the blood its characteristic colour and carry oxygen from the lungs to the tissues. The mature human red blood cell is small, round, and biconcave; it appears dumbbell-shaped in profile.

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