APPLIED RADIOLOGICAL ANATOMY

ANATOMY

LYMPHATIC SYSTEM

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Erythrocytes
A
are the least numerous formed element in the body
B
are cylindrically shaped cells
C
are produced in yellow bone marrow
D
do not have a nucleus
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Unlike most other eukaryotic cells, mature red blood cells don’t have nuclei. When they enter the bloodstream for the first time, they eject their nuclei and organelles, so they can carry more hemoglobin, and thus, more oxygen.

Detailed explanation-2: -Losing the nucleus enables the red blood cell to contain more oxygen-carrying hemoglobin, thus enabling more oxygen to be transported in the blood and boosting our metabolism.

Detailed explanation-3: -The absence of a nucleus is an adaptation of the red blood cell for its role. It allows the red blood cell to contain more hemoglobin and, therefore, carry more oxygen molecules.

Detailed explanation-4: -Red blood cells have no nucleus, then why do we call them cells?

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