Multiple Choice Questions

Drag each label to the appropriate position to indicate which step of hemostasis it describes.
  • VASCULAR SPASM1) the first stage of hemostasis2) involves vasoconstrictionPLATELET PLUG FORMATION1) the second stage in hemostasis2) involves the disruption of prostacyclin3) involves endothelial collagen exposure4) involes degranulation and serotonin, thromboxan A2 & ADPCOAGULATION1) the last stage in hemostasis2) also known as clotting3) involves the conversion of fibrinogin to fibrin 4) includes intrinsic and extrinsic pathways/mechanisms
  • PLURIPOTENT STEM CELLcell that forms ALL cell linesCOLONY-FORMING UNITerythrocyte that has receptors for factors that stimulate developmentPRECURSOR CELLS reticulocyteMATURE CELLerythrocyte
  • 1) Blood types A, B, AB, and O form the ABO blood group.2) Your ABO blood type is determined by the presence or absence of ANTIGENS on your RBCs.3) Each antigen will have a different CARBOHYDRATE complex on the surface of the RBC.4) Additionally, PLASMA will contain antibodies.5) These antibodies react with FOREIGN RBC antigens.
  • NEUTROPHIL1) increase in number during bacterial infectionsERYTHROCYTE1) transportation of respiratory gasesBASOPHIL1) initiate the inflammatory response2) vasodilatory and vasocoagulatory functionLYMPHOCYTE1) includes b- and t-cell subpopulations2) destroy cancerous and virally infected cells3) differentiate into cells that produce antibodies4) include memory cell linesEOSINOPHIL1) increase in number during parasitic infectionsMONOCYTE1) differentiate into dendritic cells and tissue macrophages2) involved with immune clearance
In the breakdown of hemoglobin, the globin chains __________.
  • Correct:They secrete procoagulants, or clotting factors, which promote blood clotting.Incorrect: 1) They secrete factors that inhibit mitosis in fibroblasts and smooth muscle.2) They secrete vasodilators.3) They prevent the formation of a clot-dissolving enzyme that dissolves blood clots which have outlasted their usefulness.4) They secrete chemicals that repel neutrophils and monocytes.
  • The structure of hemoglobin consists of FOUR chains.Two of the chains are ALPHA and two are beta proteins.Each of the protein chains are conjugated to a nonprotein HEME group.This group contains an IRON ion in the center.This center portion will reversibly bind OXYGEN and carbon dioxide.
  • C) are broken down by macrophages into amino acids. A) are converted into biliverdin by macrophages. B) are converted into bilirubin by macrophages. C) are broken down by macrophages into amino acids. D) are stored in various tissues. E) contribute to the color of feces.
  • D) is transported by transferrin to the liver, spleen, and red bone marrow.A) is transported by transferrin to the liver. B) is transported by transferrin to the spleen. C) is transported by transferrin to the red bone marrow. D) is transported by transferrin to the liver, spleen, and red bone marrow.
Match each red blood cell measurement to its definition. RBC Count, Hemoglobin Concentration, & Hematocrit1 - The total number of red blood cells in the blood2 - The percentage of whole blood volume composed of RBCs3 - The measure of the concentration of hemoglobin in a given volume of packed red blood cells
  • RBC Count - 1Hemoglobin Concentration - 3Hematocrit - 2
  • NEUTROPHIL1) increase in number during bacterial infectionsERYTHROCYTE1) transportation of respiratory gasesBASOPHIL1) initiate the inflammatory response2) vasodilatory and vasocoagulatory functionLYMPHOCYTE1) includes b- and t-cell subpopulations2) destroy cancerous and virally infected cells3) differentiate into cells that produce antibodies4) include memory cell linesEOSINOPHIL1) increase in number during parasitic infectionsMONOCYTE1) differentiate into dendritic cells and tissue macrophages2) involved with immune clearance
  • PLURIPOTENT STEM CELLcell that forms ALL cell linesCOLONY-FORMING UNITerythrocyte that has receptors for factors that stimulate developmentPRECURSOR CELLS reticulocyteMATURE CELLerythrocyte
  • Neutrophils - 60-70%Monocytes - 3-8%Lymphocytes - 25-33%Basophils - <0.5%Eosinophils - 2-4%
Formed Elements
  • Erythrocyte - plain pink, shape of platelet, no visible nucleus in pictureNeutrophil - most common leukocyte (60-70%); multiple lobes, pink, small granules Monocyte - (3-8%) blue, large U-shaped nucleus, not perfect circleEosinophil - (2-4%) large, rosy-orange granules; bilobed nucleus Basophils - least common leukocyte (<1%), large, abundant, violet granules (obscure large, S-shaped nucleus), large, U-shaped nucleus with large granulesLymphocyte - (25-33%) agranular, minimum cytoplasm to nucleus ratio, large nucleus that takes up almost entirety of cell
  • 1) Plasma (55% of whole blood) - This is the straw colored matrix of connective blood tissue.2) Buffy Coat (<1%) - This is composed of leukocytes and platelets.3) Erythrocytes (45% of whole blood) - These are red blood cells.
  • A) Erythrocyte (RBC's): 1) Transportation of respiratory gasesB) Lymphocyte: 1) Differentiate into cells that produce antibodies2) Include B & T cell subpopulations3) Include memory cell lines4) Destroy cancerous and virally infected cellsC) Neutrophil:1) Increase in number during bacterial infectionsD) Basophil:1) Vasodilatory and anticoagulatory function2) Vitally important initiators of the inflammatory responseE) Eosinophil:1) Increase in number during parasitic infectionsF) Monocyte:1) Involved with immune clearance2) Differentiate into dendritic cells and tissue macrophages
  • B) heme, biliverdin, bilirubin, conjugated bilirubin, bilirubin derivatives, feces and urine. A) heme, bilirubin, biliverdin, conjugated biliverdin, biliverdin derivatives, feces and urine. B) heme, biliverdin, bilirubin, conjugated bilirubin, bilirubin derivatives, feces and urine. C) heme, bilirubin, conjugated biliverdin, biliverdin, biliverdin derivatives, feces and urine. D) heme, biliverdin, conjugated bilirubin, bilirubin, bilirubin derivatives, feces and urine. E) heme, conjugated biliverdin, biliverdin, bilirubin, conjugated bilirubin, feces and urine.
Place each cell and its description under the name of the erythropoietic cell stage it describes.
  • PLURIPOTENT STEM CELLcell that forms ALL cell linesCOLONY-FORMING UNITerythrocyte that has receptors for factors that stimulate developmentPRECURSOR CELLS reticulocyteMATURE CELLerythrocyte
  • 1) Hypoxia is inadequate oxygen TRANSPORT and can be detected by the kidneys and liver.2) When detected ERYTHROPOIETIN is produced and secreted.3) The hormone will stimulate the red bone marrow to PRODUCE RBCs.4) This will result in an increase of OXYGEN transport throughout the body. 5) Thus the correction of hypoxemia is controlled by a NEGATIVE feedback loop.
  • Neutrophils - 60-70%Monocytes - 3-8%Lymphocytes - 25-33%Basophils - <0.5%Eosinophils - 2-4%
  • VASCULAR SPASM1) the first stage of hemostasis2) involves vasoconstrictionPLATELET PLUG FORMATION1) the second stage in hemostasis2) involves the disruption of prostacyclin3) involves endothelial collagen exposure4) involes degranulation and serotonin, thromboxan A2 & ADPCOAGULATION1) the last stage in hemostasis2) also known as clotting3) involves the conversion of fibrinogin to fibrin 4) includes intrinsic and extrinsic pathways/mechanisms
Iron is transported in the blood by transferrin.
  • True
  • False
Place a single word into each sentence to make it correct, then place each sentence into a logical paragraph order describing hemostasis.
  • 1) Hypoxia is inadequate oxygen TRANSPORT and can be detected by the kidneys and liver.2) When detected ERYTHROPOIETIN is produced and secreted.3) The hormone will stimulate the red bone marrow to PRODUCE RBCs.4) This will result in an increase of OXYGEN transport throughout the body. 5) Thus the correction of hypoxemia is controlled by a NEGATIVE feedback loop.
  • 1) There are THREE hemostatic mechanisms.2) First, VASCULAR spasm constricts the broken blood vessel, reducing hemorrhage.3) In platelet plug formation, a large mass of platelets AGGREGATE and undergo degranulation.4) Degranulation PROMOTES hemostasis.5) COAGULATION finishes the process by clotting the blood and protecting the body from excess blood loss.
  • The structure of hemoglobin consists of FOUR chains.Two of the chains are ALPHA and two are beta proteins.Each of the protein chains are conjugated to a nonprotein HEME group.This group contains an IRON ion in the center.This center portion will reversibly bind OXYGEN and carbon dioxide.
  • B) heme, biliverdin, bilirubin, conjugated bilirubin, bilirubin derivatives, feces and urine. A) heme, bilirubin, biliverdin, conjugated biliverdin, biliverdin derivatives, feces and urine. B) heme, biliverdin, bilirubin, conjugated bilirubin, bilirubin derivatives, feces and urine. C) heme, bilirubin, conjugated biliverdin, biliverdin, biliverdin derivatives, feces and urine. D) heme, biliverdin, conjugated bilirubin, bilirubin, bilirubin derivatives, feces and urine. E) heme, conjugated biliverdin, biliverdin, bilirubin, conjugated bilirubin, feces and urine.
Place a single word into each sentence to make it correct, then place each sentence into a logical paragraph order.
  • 1) There are THREE hemostatic mechanisms.2) First, VASCULAR spasm constricts the broken blood vessel, reducing hemorrhage.3) In platelet plug formation, a large mass of platelets AGGREGATE and undergo degranulation.4) Degranulation PROMOTES hemostasis.5) COAGULATION finishes the process by clotting the blood and protecting the body from excess blood loss.
  • PLURIPOTENT STEM CELLcell that forms ALL cell linesCOLONY-FORMING UNITerythrocyte that has receptors for factors that stimulate developmentPRECURSOR CELLS reticulocyteMATURE CELLerythrocyte
  • 1) Hypoxia is inadequate oxygen TRANSPORT and can be detected by the kidneys and liver.2) When detected ERYTHROPOIETIN is produced and secreted.3) The hormone will stimulate the red bone marrow to PRODUCE RBCs.4) This will result in an increase of OXYGEN transport throughout the body. 5) Thus the correction of hypoxemia is controlled by a NEGATIVE feedback loop.
  • The structure of hemoglobin consists of FOUR chains.Two of the chains are ALPHA and two are beta proteins.Each of the protein chains are conjugated to a nonprotein HEME group.This group contains an IRON ion in the center.This center portion will reversibly bind OXYGEN and carbon dioxide.
Matching Formed Elements w/ Pictures
  • The structure of hemoglobin consists of FOUR chains.Two of the chains are ALPHA and two are beta proteins.Each of the protein chains are conjugated to a nonprotein HEME group.This group contains an IRON ion in the center.This center portion will reversibly bind OXYGEN and carbon dioxide.
  • Erythrocyte - plain pink, shape of platelet, no visible nucleus in pictureNeutrophil - most common leukocyte (60-70%); multiple lobes, pink, small granules Monocyte - (3-8%) blue, large U-shaped nucleus, not perfect circleEosinophil - (2-4%) large, rosy-orange granules; bilobed nucleus Basophils - least common leukocyte (<1%), large, abundant, violet granules (obscure large, S-shaped nucleus), large, U-shaped nucleus with large granulesLymphocyte - (25-33%) agranular, minimum cytoplasm to nucleus ratio, large nucleus that takes up almost entirety of cell
  • NEUTROPHIL1) increase in number during bacterial infectionsERYTHROCYTE1) transportation of respiratory gasesBASOPHIL1) initiate the inflammatory response2) vasodilatory and vasocoagulatory functionLYMPHOCYTE1) includes b- and t-cell subpopulations2) destroy cancerous and virally infected cells3) differentiate into cells that produce antibodies4) include memory cell linesEOSINOPHIL1) increase in number during parasitic infectionsMONOCYTE1) differentiate into dendritic cells and tissue macrophages2) involved with immune clearance
  • A) Erythrocyte (RBC's): 1) Transportation of respiratory gasesB) Lymphocyte: 1) Differentiate into cells that produce antibodies2) Include B & T cell subpopulations3) Include memory cell lines4) Destroy cancerous and virally infected cellsC) Neutrophil:1) Increase in number during bacterial infectionsD) Basophil:1) Vasodilatory and anticoagulatory function2) Vitally important initiators of the inflammatory responseE) Eosinophil:1) Increase in number during parasitic infectionsF) Monocyte:1) Involved with immune clearance2) Differentiate into dendritic cells and tissue macrophages
Components of blood: plasma & formed elements. Indicate whether the item is classified as a formed element or a component of plasma.fibrinogen, platelets, glucose, monocytes, antibodies, leukocytes, neutrophils, chloride, hormones, erythrocytes
  • plasmin
  • PLURIPOTENT STEM CELLcell that forms ALL cell linesCOLONY-FORMING UNITerythrocyte that has receptors for factors that stimulate developmentPRECURSOR CELLS reticulocyteMATURE CELLerythrocyte
  • Plasma: glucose, chloride, hormones, fibrinogen, antibodiesFormed elements: Monocytes, leukocytes, neutrophils, erythrocytes, platelets
  • 1) Plasma (55% of whole blood) - This is the straw colored matrix of connective blood tissue.2) Buffy Coat (<1%) - This is composed of leukocytes and platelets.3) Erythrocytes (45% of whole blood) - These are red blood cells.
Which of the following is the correct sequence in the breakdown of the non-iron portion of the heme?
  • B) heme, biliverdin, bilirubin, conjugated bilirubin, bilirubin derivatives, feces and urine. A) heme, bilirubin, biliverdin, conjugated biliverdin, biliverdin derivatives, feces and urine. B) heme, biliverdin, bilirubin, conjugated bilirubin, bilirubin derivatives, feces and urine. C) heme, bilirubin, conjugated biliverdin, biliverdin, biliverdin derivatives, feces and urine. D) heme, biliverdin, conjugated bilirubin, bilirubin, bilirubin derivatives, feces and urine. E) heme, conjugated biliverdin, biliverdin, bilirubin, conjugated bilirubin, feces and urine.
  • 1) There are THREE hemostatic mechanisms.2) First, VASCULAR spasm constricts the broken blood vessel, reducing hemorrhage.3) In platelet plug formation, a large mass of platelets AGGREGATE and undergo degranulation.4) Degranulation PROMOTES hemostasis.5) COAGULATION finishes the process by clotting the blood and protecting the body from excess blood loss.
  • Correct:They secrete procoagulants, or clotting factors, which promote blood clotting.Incorrect: 1) They secrete factors that inhibit mitosis in fibroblasts and smooth muscle.2) They secrete vasodilators.3) They prevent the formation of a clot-dissolving enzyme that dissolves blood clots which have outlasted their usefulness.4) They secrete chemicals that repel neutrophils and monocytes.
  • 1) Hypoxia is inadequate oxygen TRANSPORT and can be detected by the kidneys and liver.2) When detected ERYTHROPOIETIN is produced and secreted.3) The hormone will stimulate the red bone marrow to PRODUCE RBCs.4) This will result in an increase of OXYGEN transport throughout the body. 5) Thus the correction of hypoxemia is controlled by a NEGATIVE feedback loop.
Components of Blood
  • 1) Plasma (55% of whole blood) - This is the straw colored matrix of connective blood tissue.2) Buffy Coat (<1%) - This is composed of leukocytes and platelets.3) Erythrocytes (45% of whole blood) - These are red blood cells.
  • A) Erythrocyte (RBC's): 1) Transportation of respiratory gasesB) Lymphocyte: 1) Differentiate into cells that produce antibodies2) Include B & T cell subpopulations3) Include memory cell lines4) Destroy cancerous and virally infected cellsC) Neutrophil:1) Increase in number during bacterial infectionsD) Basophil:1) Vasodilatory and anticoagulatory function2) Vitally important initiators of the inflammatory responseE) Eosinophil:1) Increase in number during parasitic infectionsF) Monocyte:1) Involved with immune clearance2) Differentiate into dendritic cells and tissue macrophages
  • COMPATIBLE:1) O- given to A+2) B- given to AB+3) O- given to O+NOT COMPATIBLE:1) A+ given to O-2) AB- given to A+3) AB+ given to O-4) O+ given to AB-5) AB- given to O+6) AB- given to B-7) B+ given to A+8) A+ given to AB-
  • Plasma: glucose, chloride, hormones, fibrinogen, antibodiesFormed elements: Monocytes, leukocytes, neutrophils, erythrocytes, platelets
Match each type of white blood cell to its relative abundance in the blood.
  • NEUTROPHIL1) increase in number during bacterial infectionsERYTHROCYTE1) transportation of respiratory gasesBASOPHIL1) initiate the inflammatory response2) vasodilatory and vasocoagulatory functionLYMPHOCYTE1) includes b- and t-cell subpopulations2) destroy cancerous and virally infected cells3) differentiate into cells that produce antibodies4) include memory cell linesEOSINOPHIL1) increase in number during parasitic infectionsMONOCYTE1) differentiate into dendritic cells and tissue macrophages2) involved with immune clearance
  • Neutrophils - 60-70%Monocytes - 3-8%Lymphocytes - 25-33%Basophils - <0.5%Eosinophils - 2-4%
  • PLURIPOTENT STEM CELLcell that forms ALL cell linesCOLONY-FORMING UNITerythrocyte that has receptors for factors that stimulate developmentPRECURSOR CELLS reticulocyteMATURE CELLerythrocyte
  • RBC Count - 1Hemoglobin Concentration - 3Hematocrit - 2
Indicate whether the given transfusion is compatible or not compatible.
  • C) are broken down by macrophages into amino acids. A) are converted into biliverdin by macrophages. B) are converted into bilirubin by macrophages. C) are broken down by macrophages into amino acids. D) are stored in various tissues. E) contribute to the color of feces.
  • TYPE AB+:1) Expresses all of the major antigens2) The least common U.S. blood type3) Expresses the D antigen4) The universal acceptor5) Expresses the Rh factor6) Expresses the A agglutinogenType O-:1) Expresses all of the major antibodies2) The most common U.S. blood type3) The universal donor4) Expresses the B agglutinin
  • COMPATIBLE:1) O- given to A+2) B- given to AB+3) O- given to O+NOT COMPATIBLE:1) A+ given to O-2) AB- given to A+3) AB+ given to O-4) O+ given to AB-5) AB- given to O+6) AB- given to B-7) B+ given to A+8) A+ given to AB-
  • The structure of hemoglobin consists of FOUR chains.Two of the chains are ALPHA and two are beta proteins.Each of the protein chains are conjugated to a nonprotein HEME group.This group contains an IRON ion in the center.This center portion will reversibly bind OXYGEN and carbon dioxide.
Choose the correct statement regarding the function of platelets.
  • Correct:They secrete procoagulants, or clotting factors, which promote blood clotting.Incorrect: 1) They secrete factors that inhibit mitosis in fibroblasts and smooth muscle.2) They secrete vasodilators.3) They prevent the formation of a clot-dissolving enzyme that dissolves blood clots which have outlasted their usefulness.4) They secrete chemicals that repel neutrophils and monocytes.
  • B) heme, biliverdin, bilirubin, conjugated bilirubin, bilirubin derivatives, feces and urine. A) heme, bilirubin, biliverdin, conjugated biliverdin, biliverdin derivatives, feces and urine. B) heme, biliverdin, bilirubin, conjugated bilirubin, bilirubin derivatives, feces and urine. C) heme, bilirubin, conjugated biliverdin, biliverdin, biliverdin derivatives, feces and urine. D) heme, biliverdin, conjugated bilirubin, bilirubin, bilirubin derivatives, feces and urine. E) heme, conjugated biliverdin, biliverdin, bilirubin, conjugated bilirubin, feces and urine.
  • C) are broken down by macrophages into amino acids. A) are converted into biliverdin by macrophages. B) are converted into bilirubin by macrophages. C) are broken down by macrophages into amino acids. D) are stored in various tissues. E) contribute to the color of feces.
  • D) is transported by transferrin to the liver, spleen, and red bone marrow.A) is transported by transferrin to the liver. B) is transported by transferrin to the spleen. C) is transported by transferrin to the red bone marrow. D) is transported by transferrin to the liver, spleen, and red bone marrow.
Match each phrase to the formed element it describes.
  • NEUTROPHIL1) increase in number during bacterial infectionsERYTHROCYTE1) transportation of respiratory gasesBASOPHIL1) initiate the inflammatory response2) vasodilatory and vasocoagulatory functionLYMPHOCYTE1) includes b- and t-cell subpopulations2) destroy cancerous and virally infected cells3) differentiate into cells that produce antibodies4) include memory cell linesEOSINOPHIL1) increase in number during parasitic infectionsMONOCYTE1) differentiate into dendritic cells and tissue macrophages2) involved with immune clearance
  • Erythrocyte - plain pink, shape of platelet, no visible nucleus in pictureNeutrophil - most common leukocyte (60-70%); multiple lobes, pink, small granules Monocyte - (3-8%) blue, large U-shaped nucleus, not perfect circleEosinophil - (2-4%) large, rosy-orange granules; bilobed nucleus Basophils - least common leukocyte (<1%), large, abundant, violet granules (obscure large, S-shaped nucleus), large, U-shaped nucleus with large granulesLymphocyte - (25-33%) agranular, minimum cytoplasm to nucleus ratio, large nucleus that takes up almost entirety of cell
  • TYPE AB+:1) Expresses all of the major antigens2) The least common U.S. blood type3) Expresses the D antigen4) The universal acceptor5) Expresses the Rh factor6) Expresses the A agglutinogenType O-:1) Expresses all of the major antibodies2) The most common U.S. blood type3) The universal donor4) Expresses the B agglutinin
  • Neutrophils - 60-70%Monocytes - 3-8%Lymphocytes - 25-33%Basophils - <0.5%Eosinophils - 2-4%
In the breakdown of hemoglobin, the iron __________.
  • C) are broken down by macrophages into amino acids. A) are converted into biliverdin by macrophages. B) are converted into bilirubin by macrophages. C) are broken down by macrophages into amino acids. D) are stored in various tissues. E) contribute to the color of feces.
  • D) is transported by transferrin to the liver, spleen, and red bone marrow.A) is transported by transferrin to the liver. B) is transported by transferrin to the spleen. C) is transported by transferrin to the red bone marrow. D) is transported by transferrin to the liver, spleen, and red bone marrow.
  • The structure of hemoglobin consists of FOUR chains.Two of the chains are ALPHA and two are beta proteins.Each of the protein chains are conjugated to a nonprotein HEME group.This group contains an IRON ion in the center.This center portion will reversibly bind OXYGEN and carbon dioxide.
  • TYPE AB+:1) Expresses all of the major antigens2) The least common U.S. blood type3) Expresses the D antigen4) The universal acceptor5) Expresses the Rh factor6) Expresses the A agglutinogenType O-:1) Expresses all of the major antibodies2) The most common U.S. blood type3) The universal donor4) Expresses the B agglutinin
After tissue repair is completed, factor XII catalyzes the formation of a plasma enzyme called kallikrein, that in turn converts an inactive plasminogen into _________, a fibrin-dissolving enzyme that breaks up the clot.
  • Plasma: glucose, chloride, hormones, fibrinogen, antibodiesFormed elements: Monocytes, leukocytes, neutrophils, erythrocytes, platelets
  • prostacyclin
  • True
  • plasmin
Describing the Death of ErythrocytesPlace a single word into each sentence to make it correct, then place each sentence into a logical paragraph order.
  • 1) In the Rh blood group, hemolytic disease of the newborn can occur if there is a MISMATCH between mother and fetus.2) If an Rh- mother has an Rh+ fetus during the first pregnancy, the PLACENTA prevents mixing of the blood.3) At birth, tearing can expose the mother to Rh+ blood and she will begin to produce ANTI-D antibodies.4) During subsequent pregnancies, her antibodies may cross the placenta and cause ANEMIA in the newborn.
  • 1) There are THREE hemostatic mechanisms.2) First, VASCULAR spasm constricts the broken blood vessel, reducing hemorrhage.3) In platelet plug formation, a large mass of platelets AGGREGATE and undergo degranulation.4) Degranulation PROMOTES hemostasis.5) COAGULATION finishes the process by clotting the blood and protecting the body from excess blood loss.
  • TRANSPORTATION1) movement of O2 to the tissues of the body2) movement of urea to the kidneys3) movement of CO2 from the tissues to the lungs4) distribution of absorbed nutrients throughout the body5) distribution of hormonesPROTECTION1) formed elements to help destroy pathogens2) globulins contribute to the elimination of infectious agents3) platelets work to plug holes in the blood vessels due to traumaREGULATION1) bicarbonate buffers acids and bases2) vasoconstriction and vasodilation due to temperature changes
  • 1) As an RBC ages and its membrane PROTEINS deteriorate, the membrane becomes fragile. 2) Without a NUCLEUS the RBC cannot synthesize the protein spectrin found in the membrane.3) Many of these deteriorated RBCs die in the SPLEEN.4) Additionally, the kidneys can break up an RBC and split the HEMOGLOBIN molecules up to release recyclable portions.
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