Question

Where is hemoglobin found?
1. Bones
2. Water
3. Hair
4. Blood

Answer 1

Correct Answer - Option 4 : Blood

The correct answer is Blood.

• Hemoglobin is a protein in your red blood cells that carries oxygen to your body's organs and tissues and transports carbon dioxide from your organs and tissues back to your lungs.
• Hemoglobin is essential for transferring oxygen in your blood from the lungs to the tissues.
• About 70 percent of your body's iron is found in the red blood cells of your blood called hemoglobin and in muscle cells called myoglobin.

• If a hemoglobin test reveals that your hemoglobin level is lower than normal, it means you have a low red blood cell count (Anemia).  
• Hemoglobin electrophoresis measures hemoglobin levels and looks for abnormal types of hemoglobin.
• It's most often used to help diagnose anemia, sickle cell disease, and other hemoglobin disorders.
• The normal range for hemoglobin is: For men, 13.5 to 17.5 grams per deciliter. For women, 12.0 to 15.5 grams per deciliter.
• Hemoglobin is produced in bone marrow by erythrocytes and is circulated with them until their destruction.
• It is then broken down in the spleen, and some of its components, such as iron, are recycled to the bone marrow.