NEET 2010
- Exam
- NEET
- Year
- 2010
- Subject
- Zoology
- Chapter
- Body Fluids and Circulation
NEET 2010 · Zoology · Body Fluids and Circulation
What is true about RBCs in humans?
What is true about RBCs in humans?
Options
- AThey carry about 20-25 per cent of
- BThey transport 99.5 per cent of
- CThey transport about 80 per cent oxygen only and the rest 20 per cent of it is transported in dissolved state in blood plasma
- DThey do not carry at all
Correct answer
A. They carry about 20-25 per cent of
Step-by-step solution
Nearly 20-25 per cent of is transported by RBCs. It is caused by haemoglobin as carbamino haemoglobin. 70 per cent of is carried as bicarbonates.
About 97 per cent of is transported by RBCs in the blood. The remaining 3 per cent of is carried in dissolved state through the plasma.