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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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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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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