Red blood cell

Osmosis happens in order to balance the concentration of solutions on either side of the membrane. An example of osmosis can be observed by placing a red blood cell into a solution. if the concentration of the solution the red blood cell is placed into has a higher concentration the water from the inside of the cell will move out. The water moves out of the cell in order to dilute the solution making it less concentrated. In this experiment ,my group members and I used 0.04 M of…

reduced or treatment may have to be postponed or stopped. Moreover, the side effects of radiation therapy depend primarily on the part of the body that is being treated. According to the American Cancer Society, “radiation therapy can affect the blood-forming cells in the bone marrow”,…

CONCENTRATION Introduction Red blood cells contain the protein molecule haemoglobin (Hb); it is made up of four polypeptide chains and contains iron. Its function is to carry oxygen from the lungs to the bodies tissue and to carry carbon dioxide from tissue back to the lungs. Anaemia can be caused when there is a lack of iron in the body which leads to a reduction in the number of red blood cells. Iron is used to carry oxygen in the blood so If you have fewer red blood cells than is normal, your…

There are many people in the world who carry a blood disorder and may not even know they carry the disease until they have children who have it. An estimated one in twenty people in Malaysia carry the disease known as thalassemia, and while there may only be 200,000 cases of thalassemia per year in the United States, the disease is much more prevalent in the Eastern side of the world. There are several types of thalassemia, and the disease is also known as Cooley’s anemia or Mediterranean anemia…

Warmer, is debated as the most important time for the baby in the NICU. It give the parents no restrictions from the baby while keeping the temperature at what is best for the baby. The monitor is the computer screen showing the heart rate, blood pressure, and blood oxygen levels (Your Baby in the…

In addition, Savulescu argued that WADA banned meldonium because it was a new drug and artificial. An example that shows WADA had a natural bias was when it banned Erythropoietin, which is unnatural. Meanwhile hypoxic air tents, which is similar to blood doping, is not on the banned substances list. A study on meldonium conducted by Christian Gorgens and his colleague showed meldonium had an effect on the endurance performance of athletes and also improved rehabilitation after…

of knowledge of steroids. Many factors go into why a teenager starts using steroids, and that’s from lack of education. Anabolic Steroids is the synthetic form of the male chemical testosterone. Anabolic Steroids work by helping the body's muscle cells produce more protein. However, this process is only effective if the athlete is working out. The outcome is shown physically by increased muscle size and strength. Internally, at the same time, also allows the body to produce more ATP, which is…

Social Implications: The social implication I have looked at is Ethics. Ethical is defined by dictionary.com (15) as “being in accordance with the rules or standards for right conduct or practice, especially the standards of a profession:” Now I will use Liza as an example again she cheated by using EPO, as this gave her an unfair advantage over her competition. I can say this is an ethical issue as she knew she was taking something that was not allowed and that her competitor weren 't allowed…

Athletes have expectations to live up to. Yes some drugs are used to increase the amount of red blood cells to enhance performances but just like any other drug, they ruin lives, virally predominately. It is no different to sport, as soon as that drug comes up on the blood test it goes viral. Within seconds the life of a famous sportsman that was an inspiration and a role model to many people has changed immensely and no one will…

It is transferred into the blood and effects the liver. It ruptures blood cells and causes one to have a fever. (Malaria. 2015) Malaria is and infection of the red blood cells. (“Malaria,”2008) Malaria is usually transmitted by mosquitoes that bite as the sun sets and at sunrise. In India incidence of malaria is 2.2 million each year since 1984 with…