Remarkable things we never think about.....

The Amazing Red Blood Cell

Actual Cell size is eight thousandth of 1 mm Diameter and two thousandths of 1 mm thick.

The Human body produces 2 Million Red Cells every second.

Each Red Cell completes a journey around the body every Minute.

Each Red Cell has a lifespan of around 120 days (4Months)

Each Red Cell is filtered out of the body through the Spleen and Body Tissue.

Haemoglobin

Haemoglobin is a pigment in the Red Cell for transporting Oxygen.

Each Red Cell has 640 Million Haemoglobin Molecules.

Each Haemoglobin Molecule has Four Oxygen Molecules.

This means that 2560 Million Oxygen Molecules journey around the body in a minute cycle in each single Red Cell. Two Million Red Cells are produced every second.