As Oxygenated Blood Enters Tissue Capillaries, the Oxygen ____

question 29

Multiple Choice

As oxygenated blood enters tissue capillaries, the oxygen ____.

• A) binds more tightly to hemoglobin
• B) diffuses from blood plasma into body cells
• C) diffuses from interstitial fluid into blood plasma
• D) acts as a substrate for carbonic anhydrase
• E) reaches equilibrium in blood plasma and interstitial fluid

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