Given below are two statements:
Statement I - The oxygen transported in dissolved state by the plasma in human beings is about $10\%$ .
Statement II - The $\text{CO}_2$ transported by the plasma in dissolved form is about $3\%$ .
In the light of above statements, select the correct option given below:

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Given below are two statements:
Statement I - The oxygen transported in dissolved state by the plasma in human beings is about

10\%

.
Statement II - The

\text{CO}_2

transported by the plasma in dissolved form is about

3\%

.
In the light of above statements, select the correct option given below:

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Correct answer: B. Both statement I and statement II are incorrect

According to the standard data for transport of gases in human blood:

About

97\%

of

\text{O}_2

is transported by RBCs in the blood, and the remaining

3\%

of

\text{O}_2

is carried in a dissolved state through the plasma. Therefore, Statement I is incorrect.

Nearly

20-25\%

of

\text{CO}_2

is transported by RBCs, about

70\%

is carried as bicarbonate, and about

7\%

of

\text{CO}_2

is carried in a dissolved state through the plasma. Therefore, Statement II is also incorrect.

Both Statement I and Statement II are incorrect.

Answer: Both statement I and statement II are incorrect

Given below are two statements: Statement I - The oxygen...

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