Approximately seventy percent of carbon-dioxide absorbed by the blood will be transported… | Transport of gases

Approximately seventy percent of carbon-dioxide absorbed by the blood will be transported to the lungs:

1 2014 AIPMT Breathing and Exchange of Gases Transport of gases Easy

Approximately seventy percent of carbon-dioxide absorbed by the blood will be transported to the lungs:

A as bicarbonate ions

B in the form of dissolved gas molecules

C by binding to R.B.C.

D as carbamino-haemoglobin

Detailed Solution

About 70 per cent of $CO_2$ is carried as bicarbonate ions, 20–25 per cent as carbamino-haemoglobin and about 7 per cent dissolved in plasma.

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