All of the Following Statements Regarding the Transport of Carbon

question 13

Multiple Choice

All of the following statements regarding the transport of carbon dioxide and molecular oxygen by hemoglobin are true EXCEPT

• A) the isohydric shift is possible because deoxygenated hemoglobin is a stronger base than oxygenated hemoglobin.
• B) if the tissues are using glucose only as a fuel, then the isohydric shift plus some other buffering effect of blood is necessary to prevent the pH of plasma from changing very much.
• C) erythrocytes in venous blood have a lower concentration of chloride ion than when they are in the arterial system.
• D) the total bicarbonate concentration in venous blood is higher than in arterial blood.
• E) the PO2 and pH in venous blood tend to be lower than in arterial blood.

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