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Give an example of an endogenous, hematogenous pigment:

A. Biliverdin
B. Hemosiderin
C. Lipofuscin
D. Melanin

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Hemosiderin is an endogenous, hematogenous pigment formed from the breakdown of hemoglobin, and is involved in iron storage in the body's tissues. Option B

Step-by-step explanation:

An example of an endogenous, hematogenous pigment is B. Hemosiderin. Hemosiderin is a pigment derived from the breakdown of hemoglobin and is typically stored in the body's tissues as a way to recycle iron from red blood cells.

Unlike other pigments listed, such as biliverdin which is a green bile pigment produced when heme is degraded into a waste product and converted to bilirubin in the liver, and melanin which is a pigment produced by melanocytes in the skin to provide color and protect against UV radiation,

Hemosiderin accumulation is directly related to the internal processing and storage of hemoglobin components.

So Option B.

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