rbcs

• the most abundant cells in the blood are

  RBCs
• RBC count in an healthy adult is

  5 million
• RBC count in a newborn baby is

  6.8 million
• how many grams of haemoglobin are found in every 100 ml of blood?

  12-16 gms
• average lifespan of RBCs in adults

  120 days
• average lifespan of RBCs in a newborn

  100 days
• first RBC is produced by

  yolk sac
• increased RBC count results in

  polycythemia
• decreased rbc count results in

  anaemia
• change in size of RBCs is called

  anisocytosis
• change in shape of RBCs is

  poikilocytosis
• plasma membrane of RBC is called

  donnan's membrane
• network of structural protein is present in RBCs called

  stomatin