A Patient Asks How Oxygen Is Transported in the Body

question 27

Multiple Choice

A patient asks how oxygen is transported in the body.The nurse's best response is that most 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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Definitions:

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Positive Symptom

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