When a Staff Member Asks How Erythrocytes Can Carry Oxygen

question 21

Multiple Choice

When a staff member asks how erythrocytes can carry oxygen, the nurse should describe which of the following properties that allow erythrocytes to function as gas carriers? (Select all that apply.)

• A) Biconcavity
• B) Reversible deformability
• C) Undergoes mitotic division
• D) Presence of many mitochondria
• E) Presence of a nucleus

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