CO is transported in blood, attached to ______. a. heme b. carbaminohemoglobin c. deoxyhemoglobin d. globin e. globulin
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The transport of $\mathrm{CO}_{2}$ by the blood is primarily dependent on the (a) Solubility of $\mathrm{CO}_{2}$ in blood. (b) Presence of carbonic anhydrase in RBCs. (c) Ability of haemoglobin to bind and transport $\mathrm{CO}_{2}$. (d) Ability of other blood proteins.
How does blood transport most $\mathrm{CO}_{2}$ ? In what other ways is $\mathrm{CO}_{2}$ transported?
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