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What is the main pigment in bile?
What is the main pigment in bile?
- Urobilinogen
- Cholesterol
- Bilirubin (correct)
- Hemoglobin
Which substance is converted to urobilinogen when it reaches the small intestine?
Which substance is converted to urobilinogen when it reaches the small intestine?
- Albumin
- Hemoglobin
- Cholesterol
- Bilirubin (correct)
What does unconjugated bilirubinemia mean?
What does unconjugated bilirubinemia mean?
- Bilirubin bound to albumin in the blood
- Bilirubin excreted in bile
- Conjugated form of bilirubin in the blood
- Inactive form of bilirubin in the liver (correct)
What substance gives urine and stool their normal color?
What substance gives urine and stool their normal color?
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What serves as a measure of liver and bile tract function?
What serves as a measure of liver and bile tract function?
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How is unconjugated bilirubin different from conjugated bilirubin?
How is unconjugated bilirubin different from conjugated bilirubin?
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What happens to bilirubin in the liver?
What happens to bilirubin in the liver?
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Which substance is found in the liver and produced when the liver breaks down old red blood cells?
Which substance is found in the liver and produced when the liver breaks down old red blood cells?
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What gives feces and urine their normal color?
What gives feces and urine their normal color?
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What is urobilinogen converted from when it reaches the small intestine?
What is urobilinogen converted from when it reaches the small intestine?
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