The key difference between fetal hemoglobin and adult hemoglobin is that fetal hemoglobin has a lower affinity for oxygen because the levels of oxygen in placental blood is 2 to 3 times higher than other systemic arteries.

Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)


False

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What will be an ideal response?

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Which lymphatic organs are smaller in an adult compared to a child?

A. Thymus and spleen B. Aggregated lymphoid nodules and spleen C. Tonsils and spleen D. Spleen and red bone marrow E. Red bone marrow and thymus

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Urea is made in the

A) Kidney. B) Spleen. C) Liver. D) Bladder.

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In the follicular phase of the ovarian cycle, the ovary is

A) secreting progesterone. B) undergoing atresia. C) releasing a mature egg. D) forming a corpus luteum. E) maturing a follicle.

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