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Which part of haemoglobin does carbon dioxide combine with to form carboxyhaemoglobin?
Which part of haemoglobin does carbon dioxide combine with to form carboxyhaemoglobin?
- The protein part (correct)
- The heme part
- The iron part
- The oxygen part
When does the formation of carboxyhaemoglobin occur?
When does the formation of carboxyhaemoglobin occur?
- When the partial pressure of carbon dioxide is equal in the blood and tissues
- When the partial pressure of carbon dioxide is higher in the tissues than in the blood (correct)
- When the partial pressure of carbon dioxide is higher in the blood than in the tissues
- When the partial pressure of carbon dioxide is zero
Where does carboxyhaemoglobin release its carbon dioxide?
Where does carboxyhaemoglobin release its carbon dioxide?
- In the blood
- In the tissues
- In the lungs (correct)
- In the heart
What does the percentage of carbon dioxide carried as carboxyhaemoglobin provide insight into?
What does the percentage of carbon dioxide carried as carboxyhaemoglobin provide insight into?
What determines the direction of the carboxyhaemoglobin reaction?
What determines the direction of the carboxyhaemoglobin reaction?
What role does carboxyhaemoglobin play in maintaining the appropriate levels of carbon dioxide?
What role does carboxyhaemoglobin play in maintaining the appropriate levels of carbon dioxide?
What is the ability of carboxyhaemoglobin to bind and release carbon dioxide crucial for?
What is the ability of carboxyhaemoglobin to bind and release carbon dioxide crucial for?
What does understanding the factors that influence carboxyhaemoglobin formation and release help in studying?
What does understanding the factors that influence carboxyhaemoglobin formation and release help in studying?
What is the percentage of carbon dioxide carried as carboxyhaemoglobin a measure of?
What is the percentage of carbon dioxide carried as carboxyhaemoglobin a measure of?
What kind of process is the formation and release of carboxyhaemoglobin?
What kind of process is the formation and release of carboxyhaemoglobin?
