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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Q2: What is hemosiderin?
A) the part of iron
Q3: What is transferrin?
A) an enzyme
B) an iron-storage
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A)
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