Assertion: hemoglobin's function | /r/HasProperty | to carry oxygen
Facets:
value: to body cells
type: TRANSITIVE-OBJECT
value: to all the body tissues
type: TRANSITIVE-OBJECT
value: from the lungs
type: TRANSITIVE-OBJECT
value: from gills
type: TRANSITIVE-OBJECT
Source sentences:
text: The function of the red cell and its hemoglobin is to carry oxygen from the lungs or gills to all the body tissues and to carry carbon dioxide, a waste product of metabolism, to the lungs, where it is excreted.
text: The primary function of red blood cells is to transport oxygen to body cells and deliver carbon dioxide to the lungs.