Hemoglobin Breakdown

Question 1

Step 1

Answer 1

Globin chains of hemoglobin break down into amino acids and are used to produce proteins

Question 2

Step 2

Answer 2

Iron is released from the heme of hemoglobin

Converted into bilirubin

Question 3

Step 3

Answer 3

Iron is transported in the blood to the red bone marrow

Produces new hemoglobin

Question 4

Step 4

Answer 4

Bilirubin is transported in the blood to the liver

Question 5

Step 5

Answer 5

Bilirubin is excreted as part of the bile into the small intestine

Question 6

Step 6

Answer 6

Bilirubin derivatives contribute to the color of feces or reabsorbed from the intestine into the blood and excreted from the kidneys in the urine