Hematology 1
As discussed in the previous module, the role of red blood cells is to ferry oxygen from the lungs to the peripheral
tissues. Playing a central role to this function is hemoglobin. Hemoglobin is an iron-bearing protein in red blood cells. This
protein has the ability to bind to Oxygen. This module discusses the process of hemoglobin synthesis as well as the normal
and abnormal forms of hemoglobin. Abnormal hemoglobins affects RBC function and can also alter RBC morphology. The
clinical correlations of these abnormal hemoglobins are also discussed in this module.
1. Describe accurately the process of hemoglobin synthesis and components of the hemoglobin molecule.
2. Enumerate and describe correctly the features of the normal and abnormal hemoglobins
3. Differentiate and discuss in detail the various mechanisms of hemoglobin destruction.