Hemoglobin Is a Quaternary Protein Consisting of Four Tertiary Polypeptide

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Hemoglobin is a quaternary protein consisting of four tertiary polypeptide chains.

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Definitions:

Rubbery

A term often used in medicine to describe a consistency of tissue that is flexible yet resistant, similar to the feel of rubber.

Fixed

A term that describes something that is securely attached, unchanging, or incapable of being altered.

Fontanels

Soft spots on an infant's skull that allows for growth of the head during the first year.

Tonic Neck Reflex

An infant reflex where turning the head to one side causes the arm on that side to stretch out and the opposite arm to bend at the elbow.