Red Blood Cells I am erythrocytes, or otherwise known as red blood cells. I have one of the most important roles in the entire body. Out of all kinds of blood cells, I am the most numerous. My job in the body is to carry oxygen and carbon dioxide throughout the body. I contain lots of iron, which is how I transport the oxygen and carbon dioxide around. While I am floating around the blood, …
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…body. They carry oxygen and many other elements through the body in order to keep everything running properly. Without them, humans would not be able to live. Works Cited Red Blood Cells (Erythrocytes). 5/25/03, <http://users.rcn.com/jkimball.ma.ultranet/BiologyPages/B/Blood.html#RBCs> Riding on the Red Road. 5/24/03, <http://sln.fi.edu/biosci/blood/red.html> Red Blood Cells. 5/26/03, <www.pbrc.hawaii.edu/bemf/microangela/rbc.htm>