reticulocytes. Which of these proteins functions to store or transport iron? -Answer -ferritin, hemosiderin, and transferrin The waste product bilirubin is produced from -Answer -heme molecules lacking iron. Erythropoiesis is stimulated when -Answer -blood flow to the kidney declin es. Eileen is a strict vegan and therefore eats no animal products. She develops an anemia that her doctor thinks is caused by a nutritional deficiency. Which of the following is the likeliest candidate? -Answer -vitamin B12 deficiency Reticulocytes complet e their development into ________ in the circulation. -Answer -
erythrocytes Surgical removal of the stomach could cause -Answer -pernicious anemia. If bile ducts are blocked, -Answer -more bilirubin appears in the plasma. When a person who lives at sea level vacations in the Rocky Mountains, you would expect -Answer -All of the answers are correct. The average life span of a red blood cell is -Answer -4 months A bruise appears as a greenish spot in the skin because -Answer -the heme group in the hemoglobin has br oken down into biliverdin. In adults, red bone marrow is located in the -Answer -All of the answers are correct. The site of red blood cell production in an adult is the __________. -Answer -red bone marrow Mary is tested for the amount of hemoglobin in her blood. The test results indicate that her hemoglobin level is 16 g/dL of blood. This value indicates that -Answer -her hemoglobin level is normal. Aged and damaged erythrocytes are broken down by macrophages in the -Answer -
spleen, liver, and bone marrow. Which of the following cells arise from a lymphoid stem cell? -Answer -lymphocytes The clumping of red blood cells, when the specific antibody against the antigen on the cells is added, is called -Answer -agglutination