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=Introduction= toc

Red Blood Cells play an important role in your body. Not only do they give you fresh oxygen so you can breathe, they also remove deadly gases and pollutants from your body. The oxygen also gives your blood and Red Blood Cells that dark red color. There are also White Blood Cells, which clean out bacterias in your blood flow, and Platelets, which help clot the blood flow when you hurt or cut yourself. We have learned this so far, now, what else can Red Blood Cells do that will help you be healthy? Lets find out!!!

=Job of Red Blood Cells=

Did you know that there are over 2 million Red Blood Cells in your body? Red Blood Cells play an important role in your body. They filter and bring fresh oxygen to your body cells, allowing you to live. They also remove harmful pollutants from your body cells as well, such as carbon monoxide, the most common pollutant. one other major role it does in your body is determine your body temperature, so you are not too hot and not too cold. They can also form blood clots so when you lose blood, you still have some left.

=Shape of Red Blood Cells and their function=

Without the shape of the Red Blood Cells, your blood vessels would be clogged, making it impossible for blood to move around. The shape of a Red Blood Cell is a bioncave disc with a flattened center, in other words it looks sort of like a doughnut! It is roughly 6-8 um in diameter. this shape helps with the function of Red Blood Cells by making it easier to get through narrow blood vessels, and also provides a large surface area, allowing the fast spreading of oxygen in the body

=Hemoglobin=

Hemoglobin, sounds familiar, doesn’t it? Hemoglobin is a red protein responsible for transporting blood. Its molecules comprise four subunits, each containing an iron atom, hemoglobin is responsible for the transport of other gases, such as carbon monoxide. Hemoglobin is also responsible for the shape of red blood cells, abnormal hemoglobin stucture can disrupt the shape of Red Blood Cells and change their function, which is also another reason that Sickle Cell Anemia happens, which brings us to our next topic…..

=Sickle Cell Anemia=

Pretty scary name, right? Sickle Cell Anemia is a disease that happens when the cells, usually shaped like a disc or a doughnut, form the shape of a sickle or a crescent. this can cause stickiness of the Red Blood Cells, making them clog up the blood vessels and the flow, resulting in pain, stroke, and in some cases death

=Conclusion=