A biconcave disc shape provides red blood cells with a large surface area for diffusion and a short diffusion distance to the center, facilitating efficient oxygen transport.
A biconcave disc shape provides red blood cells with a large surface area for diffusion and a short diffusion distance to the center, facilitating efficient oxygen transport.
| Front | Explain one advantage of a biconcave disc over a spherical cell of the same volume in transporting oxygen. |
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| Back | Large (surface) area; For diffusion; or Short distance to centre of cell/to all haemoglobin For diffusion; |
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