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1
Q

Where are erythrocytes produced?

A

Red Bone Marrow

2
Q

Destruction of old RBCs produces what waste product?

A

Bilirubin

3
Q

Lack of oxygen in tissues is called ____?

A

Hypoxia

4
Q

What hormone is produced when blood oxygen decreases?

A

Erythropoietin

5
Q

What is the response of red bone marrow to the hypoxia hormone?

A

More rapid mitosis of stem cells to become RBCs

6
Q

What is produced in red bone marrow?

A

Erythrocytes

7
Q

Bilirubin is the waste product of what?

A

Destruction of old RBCs

8
Q

What is hypoxia?

A

Lack of oxygen is tissues

9
Q

When is the hormone erythropoietin produced?

A

When blood oxygen decreases

10
Q

More rapid mitosis of stem cells to become RBCs is the response of what?

A

Red bone marrow’s response to the hypoxia hormone

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