The Toxic Nature of Carbon Monoxide Is Such That It

question 47

Multiple Choice

The toxic nature of carbon monoxide is such that it attaches itself easily to __________.

• A)air sacs in the lungs
• B)esophageal cells
• C)hemoglobin
• D)cardiac muscle

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Definitions:

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Intervening Cause

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Unforeseeable Later Act

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