Which component of blood allows oxygen from the air to move from the lungs to cells of the body?

Red blood cells carry oxygen from the lungs to cells throughout the body. They contain hemoglobin, a protein that binds oxygen, so red blood cells are the component that transports it. White blood cells fight infection, platelets help blood clot, and plasma carries dissolved substances but does not carry most of the blood’s oxygen.

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