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known as erythrocytes most abundant cells in the bloodstream binconcave disc in shape contain hemoglobin 6 to 8 micrometers in diameter and a v e r a g e thickness of 2 micrometers male adult has about 5 million red blood cells and female adult has a bo ut 4. 5 million red b l o o d cells per cubic milliliter of blood life about days span 120
Who am I?
I perform the most important job in our body. I travel through human body to deliver oxygen and remove waste. If I not exist, human body would slowly die. body by passes through the lungs, so oxygen molecules attach to the hemoglobin. Then, when I passes through the body's tissue, the hemoglobin releases the oxygen to the cells. The empty hemoglobin molecules then bond with the tissue's carbon dioxide or other waste gases, transporting it away. Over time, I get worn out and eventually die. The average life cycle of me is only 120 days. Human bones are continually producing me, to make sure supply is enough. However, I am not being remade all of the time because I also can recirculated throughout human body. So, that is the short story of my life as a red blood cell which exist in human blood.
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A New of Me
I am red in colour only because I contain a protein chemical called hemoglobin which is bright red in color. Hemoglobin contains the element Iron, making it an excellent vehicle for transporting oxygen and carbon dioxide. I circulated throughout human
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A New of Me
I born through the process of erythropoiesis which takes about four days. Here are some steps to produce me; 1. Hemocytoblasts Stem cells in the bone marrow from which me form. 2. Proerythroblasts I produced by the division and differentiation of stem cells. 3. Basophilic (early) erythroblasts - During this stage in erythropoiesis hemoglobin synthesis begins. 4. Intermediate erythroblasts - At this time, the accumulation of hemoglobin due to its continued synthesis happen. 5. Late erythroblasts - During this stage the nucleus is force out from the cell. 6. Reticulocyte - I exhibit a net-like appearance or reticulum in cytoplasm when stained. A small number of reticulocytes (only 1 to 3% of the circulating red cells) are found in the circulation. 7. Mature erythrocytes - At this final stage of maturation where there is a loss of ribosomes. Lastly, I born happily to do my job and enter the circulation.
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Am I Generous?
Since the human body is continually making more me, it is safe for healthy adults to donate blood. Then, blood be stored for emergency tions. use in situaheadedness due to the loss of oxygenrich of me and blood sugar. But, the body can quickly stabilizes itself later.
Blood donation
Initially after transfer blood, the donor may feel some momentary light-
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I start my journey around the body by leaving the left ventricle through the aorta. At this stage I am rich in oxygen. After giving rise to the coronary arteries, the aorta passes upward before doubling back on itself in an arch. Originating from this arch are the two main arteries to the head, the left and right carotid arteries, and one artery to each arm. The aorta descends down the chest and into the abdomen. In the abdomen there are three main arteries to the intestines and the liver, and one to each kidney before the aorta divides into the left and right arteries which supply some of me to the pelvis and the legs.
Then I make my way into small veins and back heart which towards along are the veins larger
Once I am from the intestines reaches the liver, I passes in among the liver cells, in special capillaries called sinusoids, and then enters another system of veins called the hepatic veins. These eventually lead on to the infer ior vena Flow of blood in blood cava, and thus into the heart. vessels
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Prepared by: Nur Sahrizan binti Serman Noor Hafizah binti Nasir Sandra Meru D20091035075 D20091035083 D20091035087
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