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blood
Red blood cells
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haemoglobin
- Biconcave shape without nucleus or organelles at maturity, increasing the surface area to volume ratio for faster diffusion of oxygen
- An iron containing protein which is able to bind reversibly with oxygen
- Flexibility to turn bell-shaped in order to pass through the narrow lumen of the capillaries
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blood vessels
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artery
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flow
blood moves in pulses, reflecting the rhythmic pumping action of the heart
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Heart
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left ventricle
has thicker muscular walls than the right ventricle as it has to pump blood into the systemic circulation
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