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Bile pigments are formed in

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Liver
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Spleen
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Every body part
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Both A and B
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Solution

The correct option is A Both A and B
The digestion of worn out RBC s is brought about in both liver and spleen. Liver contains Kupffer cells which destroy old worn out RBCs and pass them to hepatocytes which metabolize haemoglobin into its components heme and globin. The globin is broken down to be used as energy source while iron containing heme group is converted into bile pigment bilirubin.
Thus, the correct answer is option D.

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