Carbon Dioxide Transport Part 1

Question 1

3 Plasma

Answer 1

• Carbamino Compound (1%)
• Bicarb (5%)
• Dissolved CO2 (5%)

Question 2

3 in RBC

Answer 2

• Bicarb (63%)
• Carbamino Hb (21%)
• Dissolved CO2 (5%)

Question 3

Chloride Shift

Answer 3

When HCO3 moves out of the RBC’s into the plasma and Cl- moves into the RBC to maintain equilibrium. In the plasma HCO3 combines with Na+ to form and then HCOs is transported to the lungs and NaHCO3.