If the Chloride Shift Did Not Occur Across the RBC

question 26

Multiple Choice

If the chloride shift did not occur across the RBC membrane:

• A) oxygen would not be able to bind to hemoglobin.
• B) carbon dioxide would build up in the tissues.
• C) bicarbonate ions would build up in the blood cells.
• D) negative ions would build up in the plasma.
• E) the Bohr effect would be blocked.

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