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:

Proximodistal

Refers to a pattern of development where growth starts at the center of the body and moves towards the extremities.

Differentiation

The process through which entities become more specialized and distinct from one another in terms of characteristics or functions.

Electrical Signals

Impulses that convey information within organs and between different parts of the body, crucial for the functioning of the nervous system and the brain.

Somatic Nervous System

The somatic nervous system is part of the peripheral nervous system associated with voluntary control of body movements via skeletal muscles.