most of the carbon dioxide in the blood is tranported:?

Question

a) as a gas dissolved in the plasma
b) combind iwth haemoglobin
c) as the bicarbonate ion
d) as carbonic acid
e) bound to the platelets

Answer 1

c) as bicarbonate ion


70% of CO2 is transported as bicarbonate ion, 23% is transported by hemoglobin, and 7% is transported as a gas dissolved in the plasma.

Answer 2

Converted with bicarbonate. Most of the the others are possible fates of CO2, but not likely. Bicarbonate is the majority.

Answer 3

b) - combined with haemoglobin in the red blood cells.