Quiz: Gas Transport

1. Which of the following increases the ability of oxygen binding to hemoglobin?
a. a decrease in pH
b. an increase in temperature
c. an increase in partial pressure in oxygen
2. Which of the following pO2 values results in more saturation of hemoglobin?
a. 10 mm Hg
b. 55 mm Hg
c. 80 mm Hg
3. When carbon dioxide is increased in the blood, it __________.
a. causes oxygen to bind less to hemoglobin
b. causes oxygen to bind more to hemoglobin
c. has no affect on the binding of oxygen to hemoglobin
4. What percentage of the carbon dioxide produced is transported via hemoglobin?
a. 7-10%
b. 20-25%
c. 60-65%

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