PATHOLOGY MCQ
HAEMOPOIETIC SYSTEM
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Question
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Dietary Iron is transported from intestine by ____, and it will be stored in liver as ____
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ferric, ferous
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transferin, ferritin
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oxidized heam, oxidized iron
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unconjugated bilirubin, conjugated bilirubin
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -The human body stores iron in the form of ferritin and hemosiderin in liver, spleen, marrow, duodenum, skeletal muscle and other anatomic areas.
Detailed explanation-2: -The liver is the primary storage site in the body, with the spleen and bone marrow being the other major storage sites. Circulating iron is found in transferrin3. The following table shows how much iron is distributed among the different compartments.
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