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Most CO2 in the blood is carried ... A. in the plasma as bicarbonate ions. B. as CO2 bound to plasma proteins. C. as CO2 dissolved in the blood plasma. D. in red blood cells as CO2 bound to hemoglobin. E. as CO2 simply dissolved in the cytoplasm of red blood cells.

          Most CO2 in the blood is carried ...
A. in the plasma as bicarbonate ions.
B. as CO2 bound to plasma proteins.
C. as CO2 dissolved in the blood plasma.
D. in red blood cells as CO2 bound to hemoglobin.
E. as CO2 simply dissolved in the cytoplasm of red blood cells.

Most CO2 in the blood is carried ...
A. in the plasma as bicarbonate ions.
B. as CO2 bound to plasma proteins.
C. as CO2 dissolved in the blood plasma.
D. in red blood cells as CO2 bound to hemoglobin.
E. as CO2 simply dissolved in the cytoplasm of red blood cells.

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Most CO2 in the blood is carried A. in the plasma as bicarbonate ions. B. as CO2 bound to plasma proteins. C. as CO2 dissolved in the blood plasma. D. in red blood cells as CO2 bound to hemoglobin. E. as CO2 simply dissolved in the cytoplasm of red blood cells.