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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Erythrocytes are small disks that are biconcave in shape and have the capacity to be reversibly deformed.They cannot undergo mitotic division and do not have many mitochondria.Erythrocytes do not have a nucleus.

When a Staff Member Asks How Erythrocytes Can Carry Oxygen