C. prevent the
reduction
of heme
iron
D. provide
energy for
membrane
maintenanc
e
4. In order for
hemoglobi
n to
1. The light-colored zone adjacent to the nucleus in a combine
plasmacyte is the: reversibly
with
A. ribosome oxygen,
B. chromatin the iron
C. mitochondria must be:
D. Golgi area
A. complexed
2. The majority of the iron in an adult is found as a con- with
stituent of: haptoglobin
B. freely
A. hemoglobin circulating
B. hemosiderin in the
C. myoglobin cytoplasm
D. transferrin C. attached to
transferrin
3. The main function of the hexose monophosphate D. in the
ferrous
shunt in the erythrocyte is to:
state
A. reglate the level of 2,3-DPG
B. provide reduced glutathione to prevent oxidation of
hemoglobin
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D. Golgi area
A. hemoglobin
B. provide the level 2,3-DPG
D. in the ferrous state
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5. In which of the following disease states are teardrop D. myeloid metaplasia
cells and adnormal platelets most characteristically
seen?
A. hemolytic anemia
B. multiple myeloma
C. G-6-PD deficiency
D. myeloid metaplasma
6. In the normal adult, the spleen acts as a site for: D. removal of imperfect
and aging cells
A. storage of red blood cells
B. production of red blood cells
C. synthesis of erythropoietin
D. removal of imperfect and aging cells
7. After removal of red blood cells from the circulation B. iron, protoporphyrin,
hemoglobin is broken down into: and globin
A. iron, porphyrin, and amino acids
B. iron, protoporphyrin, and globin
C. heme, protoporphyrin, and amino acids
D. heme, hemoseridin, and globin
8. Heinz bodies are: D. denatured hemoglobin
inclusions that are readily
A. readily identified with polychrome stains removed by the spleen
B. rarely found in glucose-6-phosphate dehydroge-
nase deficient erythrocytes
C. closely associated with spherocytes
D. denatured hemoglobin inclusions that are readily
removed by the spleen