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Structure and Function of Red Blood Cells and White Blood Cells Bloods importance to human life has been recognised since pre-history, acquiring mystic and religious significance through the ages. Biologically, blood is a liquid tissue, transporting materials and protecting us against disease. Suspended in the watery plasma are red and white blood cells, serving different functions, but both of vital importance to our bodies. Red Blood Cells (RBC's or erythrocytes) RBC's are responsible for carrying oxygen (O2) and removing carbon dioxide (CO2) from about 30 trillion cells in the human body. In normal blood RBC's account for about 45% of the total volume. On average, we have about 5 million red cells per cubic millimetre of blood. Produced in the red marrow of bones, RBC's arise from a single type of cell, called a stem cell. During formation the nucleus is lost and organelles degraded, allowing more internal space to be filled with haemoglobin,...

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