Question

Briefly describe about the transport of carbondioxide
in our body.for 3 marks
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Answer 1

Answer:

Carbon dioxide molecules are transported in the blood from body tissues to the lungs by one of three methods: dissolution directly into the blood, binding to hemoglobin, or carried as a bicarbonate ion. ... Second, carbon dioxide can bind to plasma proteins or can enter red blood cells and bind to hemoglobin

Answer 2

Explanation:

carbon dioxide is transported mainly in forms in our body

1. By RBC - 20-25% of carbon dioxide is transported by the RBC in the form of carbaminohaemoglobin
2. Bicarbonate- 70% is transported in the form of bicarbonate
3. Blood plasma - nearly 7% is transported by the plasma in dissolved form