Differentiate: Red blood cell and White blood cell

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Atith Adhikari · Accepted Answer

Following are the differences between Red blood cells and White blood cells:Red Blood CellsWhite Blood CellsRBCs are red-colored, biconcave, and enucleated (lack of a nucleus) disc-like structures in the plasma.WBCs are white-colored, nucleated, and irregularly shaped structures in the plasma.In the body of a healthy man, number of RBCs ranges from 5 - 5.5 million per cubic mm and in the body of a healthy woman, it ranges from 4.5 - 5 million per cubic mm.In the body of a healthy human being, number of WBCs ranges from 4000 to 11000 per cubic mm.The life span of RBCs is around 120 days.The life span of WBCs is only a few days.Its major function is to help in the exchange of gases and maintain the viscosity of blood and ion-balance.Its major function is to protect the human body from foreign bodies by producing antibodies.

Red Blood Cells	White Blood Cells
RBCs are red-colored, biconcave, and enucleated (lack of a nucleus) disc-like structures in the plasma.	WBCs are white-colored, nucleated, and irregularly shaped structures in the plasma.
In the body of a healthy man, number of RBCs ranges from 5 - 5.5 million per cubic mm and in the body of a healthy woman, it ranges from 4.5 - 5 million per cubic mm.	In the body of a healthy human being, number of WBCs ranges from 4000 to 11000 per cubic mm.
The life span of RBCs is around 120 days.	The life span of WBCs is only a few days.
Its major function is to help in the exchange of gases and maintain the viscosity of blood and ion-balance.	Its major function is to protect the human body from foreign bodies by producing antibodies.