A Patient Asks How Oxygen Is Transported in the Body

question 5

Multiple Choice

A patient asks how oxygen is transported in the body.What is the nurse's best response? Most of the oxygen (O₂) is transported:

• A) Dissolved in the plasma
• B) Bound to hemoglobin
• C) In the form of carbon dioxide (CO₂)
• D) As a free-floating molecule

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