how big is a cell – Pathology Zone

Question: how big is a cell
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Asked by kianmidwinter to Sam on 4 Jul 2012.
- Sam Chilka answered on 4 Jul 2012:
  
  It depends what type of cell you mean. In humans, different cell types vary a lot in size. Human red blood cells are 6-8 micrometers, while liver cells can be up to 25 micrometers in diameter (a micrometer is a thousanth of a millimeter). The human oocyte (the “egg” produced by the ovary in females) is about 100 micormeters in diameter.

Jonathan commented on 4 Jul 2012:

I think an ostrich egg is the single biggest cell in the world. Have you ever seen one?

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Question: how big is a cell