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What is the primary function of the Red Blood Cells (RBCs)?
What is the primary function of the Red Blood Cells (RBCs)?
- To produce carbon dioxide in the tissues
- To remove hemoglobin from the blood
- To regulate blood pressure
- To deliver oxygen from the lungs to the tissues and carbon dioxide from the tissues to the lungs (correct)
What happens to the hemoglobin concentration in an adult male with anemia?
What happens to the hemoglobin concentration in an adult male with anemia?
- It is eliminated from the blood
- It decreases (correct)
- It remains the same
- It increases
What is the role of hemoglobin in the transport of oxygen and carbon dioxide?
What is the role of hemoglobin in the transport of oxygen and carbon dioxide?
- It decreases the rate of blood circulation
- It enables oxygen and carbon dioxide to bind to the RBCs (correct)
- It prevents oxygen from binding to the RBCs
- It increases the rate of respiration
What is the site of oxygen uptake by the RBCs?
What is the site of oxygen uptake by the RBCs?
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What is the primary function of erythropoiesis?
What is the primary function of erythropoiesis?
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