Methods of gas Transport Flashcards

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How is Oxygen transported?

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  • Bound to haemoglobin in red blood cells
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How is carbon dioxide transported?

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  • Dissolved in plasma
  • associated with haemoglobin in form of carboaminohaemoglobin in HCO3-
  • Converted into hydrogen carbonate ions and transported in the plasma
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