Question 8.  How are these cells uniquely shaped to fit their function?
(Pass your pointer over the tissue to learn the answer)

 

 

 

 

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Red blood cells are flexible, biconcave disks that can bend as they fit into capillaries; no nucleus makes them more flexible; package allows maximum capacity to carry oxygen and C02; no wasted space. biconcave shape facilitates packing and gas exchange