Which fact suggests that most oxygen is transported from lungs to the tissue combined…

Biology · NEET · NTA ExamsBreathing and Exchange of Gases

Which fact suggests that most oxygen is transported from lungs to the tissue combined with hemoglobin rather than dissolved in blood plasma?
  1. O2 carrying capacity of whole blood is much higher than that of plasma and O2 content of blood leaving the lungs is greater than that of blood entering the lungs
  2. Hemoglobin can combine with O2
  3. Oxyhemoglobin can dissociate into hemoglobin and O2
  4. Increase in CO2 concentration decreases the O2 affinity of hemoglobin

Answer

(A) O 2 carrying capacity of whole blood is much higher than that of plasma and O 2 content of blood leaving the lungs is greater than that of blood entering the lungs

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