MICROANATOMY

BLOOD CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM LYMPHOID ORGANS

HEMATOPOIESIS

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
The fancy name for what gives blood its red colour.
A
Plasma
B
Erythrocytes
C
Hemoglobin
D
Leukocytes
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Haemoglobin is a protein responsible for transporting oxygen in the blood of vertebrates. Its molecule comprises of four subunits, each containing an iron atom bound to a haem group. Haemogobin gives the red colour to the blood.

Detailed explanation-2: -Hemoglobin. Haemoglobin is the red coloured pigment in Red Blood Cells. This pigment carries oxygen from lungs to cells and carries carbon dioxide from cells to lungs.

Detailed explanation-3: -Hemoglobin is a hemoprotein in blood that helps transport oxygen, and it gives blood its red color. Hemoglobin is the short version of the medical word haemato-globulin, which means something like “blood grains” in Greek.

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