Mcq for nursing students (2nd year) biochemistry course - mid way point in blood cell lecture series
Mature red blood cells lack nuclei.
Red blood cells contain hemoglobin.
Deoxyhemoglobin carries oxygen.
Red blood cells lack mitochondria.
Calcium
Iron
Vitamin B12 and folate
Protein
Platelet
Neutrophil
Eosinophil
Erythrocyte
Haemoglobin
Oxyhaemoglobin
Deoxyhaemoglobin
Red cell count
120
240
10
360
High urine volumes
Low oxygen concentrations
Excessive amounts of radiation
Extremes of temperature
None of the above
Hemoglobin production
Prevention of hemolysis
Prevention of sickle cell anemia
All of the above
None of the above
Kidney
Liver
Bone marrow
All of the above
None of the above
Reduction NADPH production
Superoxide damage to erythrocytes
Production of heinz bodies
Haemolytic anaemia
Reduction in ATP production
All of the above
None of the above
Low oxygen levels
Production of 2,3 BPG
Binding of CO
Decrease in pH
High levels of CO2
All of the above
None of the above
A mutation in the pyphorin ring of haem
An inability to incorporate Fe2+ into haem
A mutation in beta globin
A decrease in the amount of beta globin produced
A decrease in the amount of alpha globin produced
All of the above
None of the above
Ribosomes
Mitochondria
Nucleus
All of the above
None of the above
Globin
The sodium ion
The tertiary protein structure
The iron ion
None of the above