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=Introduction=

Imagine living your life with no oxygen at all. You wouldn’t be able to breath, in fact, you wouldn’t be able to live. However, red blood cells transfer the oxygen to different parts of the body. But, the cell can’t do this on its own. The function of the red blood cell does its job because the cell is full of hemoglobin, which helps it transport oxygen. In addition, the structure is also apart of this job because it can help with the production of oxygen. These cells can also weaken and die due to an unhealthy disease, called Anemia. However, the red blood cells will work together as if they are an army getting ready for war.

toc =Function of a Red Blood Cell=

Did you know that there are more red blood cells in the body than any other cell? These cells must play a huge role in the body to keep it well, and they do. Red blood cells take oxygen and nutrients to every cell in the body. Also,the carrying of the oxygen is caused by hemoglobin. Hemoglobin (the pigment of R.B.Cs that bring color to the cell and oxygen to the tissue) is what makes the red blood cells bring oxygen. For example, hemoglobin picks up the oxygen in the lungs and releases it as blood travels (Hemoglobin). These cells travel through blood vessels along with plasma and white blood cells. Many diseases and health problems cause use to have a low R.B.C count, so they are needed for our survival. This shows that the hemoglobin in the red blood cell is in the structure and helps the body.

=Structures of a Red Blood Cell=

Not only do red blood cells keep your body well, they also have a structure that is strong and can do its job. Red blood cells are a disk like shape with pinched in centers and are very thin in the middle(Padilla et al p.g 92). In addition,these cells get bright red when filled with oxygen and hemoglobin. But turn into dark red cells when both these components are not in the red blood cell. Each cell is surrounded by a flexible membrane and contains chemicals inside(“Blood”.) These cells are found in blood vessels, along with white blood cells and plasma. The red blood cells are so flexible, that they can even fit through the tiniest blood vessel. The cells in the body can even help fight against diseases and other health issues. But can also weaken.



=How Red Blood Cells get affected by Harmful Diseases=

Imagine going through your day weak, having constant headaches, and just not being able to concentrate. You may have anemia. Anemia is basically a disease that is caused by having barely any healthy red blood cells in the body. Anemia can happen when R.B.Cs are destroyed too soon or there is an insufficient amount of them. The disease has a decrease ( which is needed is needed to be transferred inside the body.)in hemoglobin. In addition, the unhealthy red blood cells are removed from the body in a unique way. For instance, they are removed by macrophages in the liver and spleen. This harmful disease can remove oxygen from the body and can cause human parts, like the kidneys, to fail. When this happens, a person is now considered anemic due to the lack of erythropoietin in them, which is a hormone that stimulates production of the red blood cell and hemoglobin in the bone marrow.) (Erythropoietin)

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=Conclusion=

Red blood cells are one of the most important cells in the body. It is designed perfectly to go through the body and is filled with hemoglobin. Red blood cells are cells that travel all through our blood vessels, like cars on the highway. Not only do they travel through the blood vessel, but they also give us oxygen to survive. Life without red blood cells in the body would be very difficult, and we should be grateful that we have them.

=References=

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