Defective Red Blood Cells Are Broken Down

question 36

Multiple Choice

Defective red blood cells are broken down

• A) and removed from the blood by antibodies.
• B) into heme and globin molecules.
• C) and have their heme groups converted into amino acids and recycled.
• D) and have their globin groups converted to bilirubin.
• E) and have their iron excreted into the small intestine as part of bile.

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