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What is the primary function of iron in the body?

To maintain healthy skin and nails

To metabolize fats and carbohydrates

To regulate blood pressure

To transport oxygen throughout the body (correct)

What percentage of the body's total iron content is found in the blood?

90%

75% (correct)

50%

25%

What is the recommended fasting time before a serum iron test?

10 hours

12 hours (correct)

24 hours

8 hours

Which of the following is NOT a form in which iron is present in the body?

Insulin Signup and view all the answers

What is the purpose of measuring serum iron levels?

To assess iron deficiency Signup and view all the answers

What type of anemia results from iron deficiency?

Microcytic hypochromic anemia Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following is NOT a function of iron-sulfur clusters in the body?

Protein synthesis Signup and view all the answers

Which protein is responsible for transporting iron in the blood?

Transferrin Signup and view all the answers

What is the key function of hepcidin in iron regulation?

Decreases iron levels by inhibiting dietary iron absorption Signup and view all the answers

Which organs can be damaged by progressive accumulation of iron due to hemochromatosis?

Liver, heart, and pancreas Signup and view all the answers

Where is iron primarily stored in the human body?

Liver, spleen, marrow, and skeletal muscle Signup and view all the answers

What are common symptoms of iron deficiency?

Burning sensation in the tongue, sores at the corners of the mouth Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following statements about ferritin is correct?

It is a storage form of iron in the body. Signup and view all the answers

What does a high Total Iron Binding Capacity (TIBC) level indicate?

Iron deficiency Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following conditions can lead to high serum iron levels?

Multiple blood transfusions Signup and view all the answers

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Questions and Answers

What is the primary function of iron in the body?

What percentage of the body's total iron content is found in the blood?

What is the recommended fasting time before a serum iron test?

Which of the following is NOT a form in which iron is present in the body?

What is the purpose of measuring serum iron levels?

What type of anemia results from iron deficiency?

Which of the following is NOT a function of iron-sulfur clusters in the body?

Which protein is responsible for transporting iron in the blood?

What is the key function of hepcidin in iron regulation?

Which organs can be damaged by progressive accumulation of iron due to hemochromatosis?

Where is iron primarily stored in the human body?

What are common symptoms of iron deficiency?

Which of the following statements about ferritin is correct?

What does a high Total Iron Binding Capacity (TIBC) level indicate?

Which of the following conditions can lead to high serum iron levels?

What is the Recommended Dietary Allowance (RDA) for iron for non-pregnant adult women aged 19-50 years?

Which of the following conditions can lead to low serum iron levels?

What is the normal reference range for serum iron levels in men?

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