The Bloody Truth About Iron

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The Bloody Truth About Iron
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Iron Basics

• Symbol
• Location
• What type of metal is it?

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Iron in the Body

• .008 of body mass
• About 3.6g in 100lb person
• Called a trace element

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BLOOD

• Helps in the transportation of oxygen through the
  body
• Hemoglobin binds oxygen in lungs
• Takes the oxygen to the other parts of body
• Why arteries have red blood and veins blue blood

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Other Places

• Myoglobin like hemoglobin except for muscles
• Protiens needed for cell synthesis and division
• Brain neurotransmitters
• Maintaining the immune system

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Questions??