Carbon Dioxide

Question 1

How is carbon dioxide carried in the blood?

Answer 1

7% is carried in the blood plasma
23% binds with haemoglobin to form carbon aminohaemoglobin
70% is converted to bicarbonate and hydrogen and transported in plasma

Question 2

Carbon dioxide combines with water to form carbonic acid. Which enzyme stimulates this?

Answer 2

Carbonic anhydrase