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Erythrocytes Exam Study Guide Solutions
Erythrocytes - ANSWER✔✔-cells that are biconcave, no nucleus and essentially no organelles
7.5 - ANSWER✔✔-What is the approximate diameter of an erythrocyte?
Gas transport - ANSWER✔✔-Erythrocytes are filled with hemoglobin for what reason?
Red blood cell - ANSWER✔✔-What is another name is an erythrocyte?
97 - ANSWER✔✔-What percent of an erythrocyte is hemoglobin?
Anaerobic - ANSWER✔✔-Through what method is ATP produced since a RBC lacks mitochondria?
Oxygen - ANSWER✔✔-What does hemoglobin bind reversibly to in an erythrocyte?
Red blood cell - ANSWER✔✔-What type of blood cell is dedicated to respiratory gas transport
(erythrocyte)
Hemoglobin - ANSWER✔✔-The protein that makes red blood cells red and binds easily and reversibly
with oxygen?
Protein globin - ANSWER✔✔-Two alpha and two beta chains make up what?
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Four - ANSWER✔✔-Each hemoglobin molecule can transport how many oxygen molecules?
Iron - ANSWER✔✔-What type of atom in each hemoglobin molecule can bind to one oxygen molecule?
Oxyhemoglobin - ANSWER✔✔-Forms when oxygen binds to the iron in hemoglobin and assumes a new
3D shape and becomes ruby red
Deoxyhemoglobin - ANSWER✔✔-Forms when oxygen detaches from iron in the body tissues and
hemoglobin resumes its former shape and becomes dark red.
Amino acids - ANSWER✔✔-When carbon binds to hemoglobin it attaches to ____ ____ instead of the
heme group
Carbaminohemoglobin - ANSWER✔✔-Form when carbon dioxide attaches to the proteins in hemoglobin
and is transported from the tissues to the lungs
Red bone marrow - ANSWER✔✔-Where does hematopoiesis occur?
Hematopoiesis - ANSWER✔✔-the blood cell formation
Hemocytoblasts - ANSWER✔✔-The undifferentiated pre cursor cells that give rise to all formed elements
Blood sinusoids - ANSWER✔✔-Where do new blood cells enter?
Reticulocytes - ANSWER✔✔-Mature erythrocytes arise from what?
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Erythrocytes Exam Study Guide Solutions
Erythrocytes - ANSWER✔✔-cells that are biconcave, no nucleus and essentially no organelles
7.5 - ANSWER✔✔-What is the approximate diameter of an erythrocyte?
Gas transport - ANSWER✔✔-Erythrocytes are filled with hemoglobin for what reason?
Red blood cell - ANSWER✔✔-What is another name is an erythrocyte?
97 - ANSWER✔✔-What percent of an erythrocyte is hemoglobin?
Anaerobic - ANSWER✔✔-Through what method is ATP produced since a RBC lacks mitochondria?
Oxygen - ANSWER✔✔-What does hemoglobin bind reversibly to in an erythrocyte?
Red blood cell - ANSWER✔✔-What type of blood cell is dedicated to respiratory gas transport
(erythrocyte)
Hemoglobin - ANSWER✔✔-The protein that makes red blood cells red and binds easily and reversibly
with oxygen?
Protein globin - ANSWER✔✔-Two alpha and two beta chains make up what?
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Four - ANSWER✔✔-Each hemoglobin molecule can transport how many oxygen molecules?
Iron - ANSWER✔✔-What type of atom in each hemoglobin molecule can bind to one oxygen molecule?
Oxyhemoglobin - ANSWER✔✔-Forms when oxygen binds to the iron in hemoglobin and assumes a new
3D shape and becomes ruby red
Deoxyhemoglobin - ANSWER✔✔-Forms when oxygen detaches from iron in the body tissues and
hemoglobin resumes its former shape and becomes dark red.
Amino acids - ANSWER✔✔-When carbon binds to hemoglobin it attaches to ____ ____ instead of the
heme group
Carbaminohemoglobin - ANSWER✔✔-Form when carbon dioxide attaches to the proteins in hemoglobin
and is transported from the tissues to the lungs
Red bone marrow - ANSWER✔✔-Where does hematopoiesis occur?
Hematopoiesis - ANSWER✔✔-the blood cell formation
Hemocytoblasts - ANSWER✔✔-The undifferentiated pre cursor cells that give rise to all formed elements
Blood sinusoids - ANSWER✔✔-Where do new blood cells enter?
Reticulocytes - ANSWER✔✔-Mature erythrocytes arise from what?
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