m2 iron measure

Question 1

Measures the amount of Fe3+ bound to transferrin

Answer 1

SERUM IRON

Question 2

Measures the total amount of iron that transferrin AVAILABLE can bind when fully saturated

Answer 2

TOTAL IRON-BINDING CAPACITY (TIBC)

Question 3

Is an indirect measurement of storage iron in tissues and bone marrow.

Answer 3

SERUM FERRITIN

Question 4

Studies monitor the movement of radioactively-labeled iron (59Fe) from the plasma to the bone marrow and its subsequent uptake into circulating erythrocytes.

Answer 4

FERROKINETIC

Question 5

The rate at which iron leaves the plasmas is called the _____?

Answer 5

plasma iron turnover rate (PITR)

Question 6

These refers to the protein in which iron is complex to a phorporin oxygen (Oxygen carrier)

Answer 6

Heme

Question 7

These refers to transfer and storage iron

Answer 7

Non Heme

Question 8

The gene that can transcribe protein transferrin

Answer 8

Chromosome 3q21-qter

Question 9

Protein glue
Serves as ligand (bridging and locking the iron atom)

Answer 9

Bicarbonate

Question 10

Enterocyte of the duodenum and into the plasma via the portal circulation

Answer 10

Iron Absorption

Question 11

Inactive absorption and recycling of iron by acting on enterocytes, macrophages, and hepatocytes

Answer 11

Hepcidin