Blood plasma carries CO2 to lungs in the form of ___
Blood plasma carries CO2 to lungs in the form of
The correct option is B Bicarbonate ions
The transport of respiratory gases in blood includes the removal of CO2 from tissue cell and delivery of O2 to the tissue cells.
The CO2 diffuses out of tissue cells in dissolved form. CO2 transport in blood occurs by three specific mechanisms. (a) dissolved in blood plasma, (b) In combination with haemoglobin and (c) in the form of bicarbonates.
Bicarbonate ions
The transport of respiratory gases in blood includes the removal of CO2 from tissue cell and delivery of O2 to the tissue cells.
The CO2 diffuses out of tissue cells in dissolved form. CO2 transport in blood occurs by three specific mechanisms. (a) dissolved in blood plasma, (b) In combination with haemoglobin and (c) in the form of bicarbonates.
5% of CO2 is dissolved in ___(i)____. Another form in which CO2 is transported is when it combines with hemoglobin and this form is called ___(ii)____hemoglobin. CO2 entering the erythrocytes reacts with water to form carbonic acid in the presence of ____(iii)_____. Carbonic acid is an intermediate step; it dissociates to form a hydrogen ion (H+) from the carbonic acid, leaving___(iv)____ dissolved in the blood.
