Which Statement Is NOT True About How the Body Uses

question 8

Multiple Choice

Which statement is NOT true about how the body uses iron?

• A) Most iron entering the body is recycled.
• B) Iron can be lost from bleeding and sweating, as well as through the GI tract, skin, and urine.
• C) Blood loss is the only way the body loses iron.
• D) Surplus iron is stored in the muscles.
• E) Iron is carried in the blood by transferrin.

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