GENERAL HISTOLOGY

INTEGUMENTERY SYSTEM

INTEGUMENTERY SYSTEM MISCELLENOUS

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
An erythrocyte is what kind of cell?
A
red blood cell
B
white blood cell
C
yellow blood cell
D
black blood cell
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -A type of blood cell that is made in the bone marrow and found in the blood. Erythrocytes contain a protein called hemoglobin, which carries oxygen from the lungs to all parts of the body. Checking the number of erythrocytes in the blood is usually part of a complete blood cell (CBC) test.

Detailed explanation-2: -Erythrocytes are bright red, biconcave, and anucleate (without a nucleus). Their smooth, concave, and pliable nature makes them proficient in navigating the circulatory system. Red blood cells contain a protein called hemoglobin. Hemoglobin is made up of four subunits, and each subunit contains a heme group.

Detailed explanation-3: -After leaving the heart, the red blood cell travels through the pulmonary artery to the lungs. There it picks up oxygen making the deoxygenated red blood cell now an oxygenated blood cell. The blood cell then makes it way back to the heart via the pulmonary vein into the left atrium.

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