NEETZoologyBreathing and Exchange of Gases
What is the main way that O₂ is transported in the body?
Options
- AAs a dissolved gas in the blood
- BAs carbamino-haemoglobin
- CAs oxyhaemoglobin
- DAs bicarbonate (HCO₃)
Correct answer
C. As oxyhaemoglobin
Step-by-step solution
. A sigmoid curve is obtained when percentage saturation of haemoglobin with O2 is plotted against the pO2. This curve is called the Oxygen dissociation curve and is highly useful in studying the effect of factors like pCO2, H+ concentration, etc., on binding of O2 with haemoglobin . In the alveoli, where there is high pO2, low pCO2, lesser H+ concentration and lower temperature, the factors are all favourable for the formation of oxyhaemoglobin, whereas in the tissues, where low pO2, high pCO2, high H+ concentrati