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What is the protein responsible for transporting iron in the blood?
What is the protein responsible for transporting iron in the blood?
- Omtl
- Transferrin (correct)
- Hcpl
- Ferroponin
Where does the small loss of iron each day come from?
Where does the small loss of iron each day come from?
- Liver
- Lungs
- Sloughing enterocytes, urine, skin, and nails (correct)
- Brain
What is the protein responsible for oxidizing iron in the intestine to a form that can be absorbed by the body?
What is the protein responsible for oxidizing iron in the intestine to a form that can be absorbed by the body?
- Hephaestin (correct)
- Ferritin
- Basolateral
- Transferrin
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Study Notes
Iron Transport and Absorption
- Transferrin is the protein responsible for transporting iron in the blood.
- The small loss of iron each day comes from normal bodily functions such as shedding of skin and mucosal cells, and loss of iron-containing molecules in sweat and urine.
- Ceruloplasmin is the protein responsible for oxidizing iron in the intestine to a form that can be absorbed by the body.
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