What is the average life of red blood cells in the body?

What is the average life of red blood cells

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A100 days
B240 days
C150 days
D120 days

✓ Correct answer: D. 120 days Hemoglobin, the oxygen carrier found in red blood cells, has a biconcave disc-like structure. RBCs typically stay for 120 days in the body before being eliminated in the spleen. Hemoglobin is also destroyed along with the red blood cells, and the heme portion is recycled or excreted from the body.

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