Question

Within the blood, oxygen is primarily transported __________________ while the bulk of carbon dioxide is transported _________________.

• A. in association with hemoglobin; as carbon dioxide, dissolved in the plasma
• B. as deoxyhemoglobin; as carbaminohemoglobin
• C. as oxyhemoglobin; as bicarbonate ions
• D. dissolved in the plasma; as carbaminohemoglobin

Answer 1

The correct option is C

as oxyhemoglobin; as bicarbonate ions

This is how Oxygen and Carbondioxide are transported in the blood.