Where and how is iron stored in the body?
What will be an ideal response?
Iron is mostly stored in hemoglobin of RBCs. Additional free ions are bound to protein-iron molecules like ferritin, hemosiderin, and transferrin. Ferritin and hemosiderin molecules are stored in the liver, spleen, and bone marrow. Transferrin transports iron in the blood.
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a. TSH b. PRL c. LH d. ACTH e. FSH
Which type of sensory input is not integrated into the sense of equilibrium?
a. cutaneous. b. proprioceptive. c. vestibular. d. visual. e. visceral.
Cutting and separating tissues to reveal their structural relationship is called _____________
a. laterization. b. neural induction. c. corticalization. d. dissection.
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A. three-quarters B. none C. one-quarter D. one-half E. one-third