Oxygen Is Transported in the Blood

question 39

Multiple Choice

Oxygen is transported in the blood

• A) bound to hemoglobin.
• B) bound to albumin.
• C) dissolved in the plasma.
• D) as part of the bicarbonate ion.
• E) dissolved in the plasma and bound to hemoglobin.

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