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NEET 2011
Exam
NEET
Year
2011
Subject
Zoology
Chapter
Body Fluids and Circulation

NEET 2011 · Zoology · Body Fluids and Circulation

Bulk of carbon dioxide (CO_2) released from body tissues into the...

Bulk of carbon dioxide (CO2)\left(\mathrm{CO}_2\right) released from body tissues into the blood is present as

Options

  1. Abicarbonate in blood plasma and RBCs
  2. Bfree CO2\mathrm{CO}_2 in blood plasma
  3. C70%70 \% carbamino-haemoglobin and 30%30 \% as bicarbonate
  4. Dcarbamino-haemoglobin in RBCs

Correct answer

A. bicarbonate in blood plasma and RBCs

Step-by-step solution

70-75 \% of CO2\mathrm{CO}_2 is transported as sodium bicarbonate \left(\mathrm{NaHCO}_3\right)byplasma,andaspotassiumbicarbonate(KHCO3)by plasma, and as potassium bicarbonate \left(\mathrm{KHCO}_3\right) by RBCs.
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