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Which RBC process does not require energy?
a. Cytoskeletal protein deformability
b. Maintaining cytoplasm cationic electrochemical gradients
c. Oxygen transport
d. Preventing the peroxidation of proteins and lipids
c. Oxygen transport
What pathway anaerobically generates energy in the form of ATP?
a. 2,3 BPG pathway
b. Embden-Meyerhof pathway
c. Hexose monophosphate pathway
d. Rapoport-Luebering pathway
b. Embden-Meyerhof pathway
Which is true concerning 2,3-BPG?
a. Enhances O2 release from hemoglobin
b. Source of RBC ATP
c. Source of RBC glucose
d. The least abundant of RBC organophosphates
a. Enhances O2 release from hemoglobin
, What hexose-monophosphate shunt products participate in the detoxification of
peroxides?
a. 2,3-BPG and pyruvic acid
b. ATP and lactic acid
c. NADPH and reduced glutathione
d. Pyruvic and lactic acid
c. NADPH and reduced glutathione
Which of the following helps maintain RBC shape?
a. Cytoskeletal proteins
b. Glycocalyx
c. GPI anchor
d. Membrane phospholipids
a. Cytoskeletal proteins
The glycolipids of the RBC membrane:
a. Attach the cytoskeleton to the lipid layer
b. Carry RBC antigens
c. Constitute ion channels
d. Provide flexibility
b. Carry RBC antigens
RBC membranes block passage of most large molecules, such as proteins, but
allow passage of small molecules such as the cations Na+, K+, and Ca2+. What is
the term for this membrane property?
a. Deformable