MEDICAL PHYSIOLOGY

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.

Detailed explanation-2: -It is primarily composed of plasma and cellular elements (blood cells and platelets). A majority of the cellular elements is the red blood cells. A mature red blood cell is termed an erythrocyte. An erythrocyte is the blood cell involved in the transport of respiratory gases, particularly oxygen and carbon dioxide.