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What is the primary function of the Red blood cell?
What is the primary function of the Red blood cell?
- To manufacture hemoglobin (correct)
- To manufacture globin
- To transport oxygen to the tissues
- To transport carbon dioxide from tissues to the lungs
What is the component of hemoglobin that combines with four iron atoms to form heme molecules?
What is the component of hemoglobin that combines with four iron atoms to form heme molecules?
- Protoporphyrin IX (correct)
- Globin
- Polypeptide chains
- 2,3 Diphosphoglycerate
What is the state of hemoglobin that has a higher affinity for oxygen?
What is the state of hemoglobin that has a higher affinity for oxygen?
- Active state
- Relaxed (R) state (correct)
- Inactive state
- Tense (T) state
What is the molecule that is sometimes a resident in the center of the hemoglobin unit?
What is the molecule that is sometimes a resident in the center of the hemoglobin unit?
Where are the globin chains produced in red blood cells?
Where are the globin chains produced in red blood cells?
What determines the type of hemoglobin formed in each hemoglobin molecule?
What determines the type of hemoglobin formed in each hemoglobin molecule?
What is the role of the four iron atoms in hemoglobin synthesis?
What is the role of the four iron atoms in hemoglobin synthesis?
What happens to hemoglobin when oxygen binds to it?
What happens to hemoglobin when oxygen binds to it?
What determines the type of hemoglobin formed in each hemoglobin molecule?
What determines the type of hemoglobin formed in each hemoglobin molecule?
What is the state of hemoglobin in the absence of oxygen?
What is the state of hemoglobin in the absence of oxygen?
What is the function of the four subunits in hemoglobin?
What is the function of the four subunits in hemoglobin?
What is the structural change that occurs in hemoglobin when oxygen binds?
What is the structural change that occurs in hemoglobin when oxygen binds?
