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Chapter 1 1.the purpose red blood cells in body? The red blood cells pump oxygen to your lungs as the oxygen pumps through your body and as you run or increased need of oxygen that means more blood cells needed for you body to run, jump, and ect. But even though you have many blood cells and many being used don't you think that there is anything to harm them. yes there are things that can slow them down but there is so much you won't just stop and have a clot http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/about/faq. Gary H. Gibbons, 17 Sept. 2014. Web. 23 Jan. 2015. . Chapter 2 2. Where and how are red blood cells are made?

Haven't you ever wondered if why we are alive or have stay moving but we know that red blood cells are one of the things that keep us going well what keeps red blood cells going. it is bone marrow. in the bone marrow it creates red blood cells and white blood cells by stem cell multiplies and divides red and white blood cells and after that the red blood cells travel through the body and veins that contains the red blood cells. the bone marrow is located in a bone the mushy middle of the bone "Blood." Kids Health. Nemours Foundation., 2014. Web. 19 Dec. 2014. . Chapter 3 3. What can stop red blood cells from doing their job ?

A sickle cell disease called S.C.A sickle cell anemia. This is the most common red blood cell disease but it only lasts 10-20 days. But the bad part is the S.C.A it reduces the number of red blood cells and can lead to higher percentage to disease. This all won't only make you easy to get an infection or sick but also can hurt you it you’ve been diagnosed with S.C.A. what a sickle does it and its sharp moon crescent shape pile up in a blood vessel and slows down your body. The Nemours Foundation. "Red Blood Cells." kids health. The Nemours Foundation, 2015. Web. 23 Jan. 2015. .



Chapter 4 4. What do red blood cells look like? A red blood cell is a weird shape that can make millions of red blood cells travel through the body in a fraction of a second. That shape is called a pinched shape from a side engel the red blood cell looks like an oval. Actually the top view it has a indent t help them get through tight spaces. There shape increase their surface area and meant to maximize the amount of oxygen and carbon dioxide. They are very flexible so the can travel smoothly and fast thats why the sickle cell affects the body as much as it does. Wallace, Holly. Cells and Systems. Rev. and updated. ed. Chicago: Heinemann Library, 2006. Print.

Chapter 5 5. difference between red and white cells = There are millions of cells in the body and there are two of them Red blood cells and white blood cells. These blood cells are a major factor for your body. Red blood transport oxygen. white blood cells protect the red blood cells and the body from disease =

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