Conditions Around Metabolically Active Tissues Do What to the Oxyhemoglobin

question 35

Multiple Choice

Conditions around metabolically active tissues do what to the oxyhemoglobin dissociation curve?

• A) Shift it right
• B) Shift it left
• C) Decrease the slope
• D) Increase the slope

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