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Which part of haemoglobin does carbon dioxide combine with?
Which part of haemoglobin does carbon dioxide combine with?
- The iron part of haemoglobin
- The heme part of haemoglobin
- The globin part of haemoglobin (correct)
- The oxygen part of haemoglobin
What determines the formation of carboxyhaemoglobin?
What determines the formation of carboxyhaemoglobin?
- The concentration of carbon dioxide in the blood
- The concentration of oxygen in the blood
- The concentration of carbon dioxide in the tissues (correct)
- The concentration of oxygen in the tissues
When does carboxyhaemoglobin release its carbon dioxide?
When does carboxyhaemoglobin release its carbon dioxide?
- When the oxygen concentration is higher in the blood than tissues
- When the PC02 is higher in the blood than tissues (correct)
- When the PC02 is higher in the tissues than blood
- When the oxygen concentration is higher in the tissues than blood