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How well do you know hemoglobin's porphyrin ring structure?
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How well do you know hemoglobin's porphyrin ring structure?

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What is the pigment that is produced from the breakdown of porphyrin in hemoglobin?

  • Biliverdin (correct)
  • Iron
  • Heme
  • Bilirubin
  • What is the function of the liver in the breakdown of bilirubin?

  • To produce biliverdin
  • To secrete bilirubin into the plasma
  • To prepare bilirubin for secretion into the bile (correct)
  • To destroy erythrocytes
  • What is jaundice?

  • The destruction of erythrocytes
  • The yellowish discoloration of skin and mucous membranes resulting from an increased bilirubin concentration in the body fluids (correct)
  • The secretion of bilirubin into the bile
  • The process of converting porphyrin to bilirubin
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