carbon monoxide reduces the oxygen carrying capacity of blood in human beings to a large extent is it true or false
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True.
The reason carbon monoxide reduces the oxygen carrying capacity of blood is because it has a larger affinity towards hemoglobin than oxygen. Hemoglobin is responsible for circulating oxygen. Hence in presence of carbon monoxide the hemoglobin bonds with it to form carboxyhemoglobin rather than the oxygen and hence reduces the oxygen carrying capacity of blood.
Yes it is true.
Inhaling Carbon Monoxide will disturb the distribution of oxygen in your blood. Carbon Monoxide has a good ability to stick with your hemoglobin better than Oxygen. As already known that entire human body needs oxygen to perform normally.
When the carbon monoxide takes the place of oxygen in the Hemoglobin, initially, it will result in the lack of oxygen supplement to the brain and than to heart and cells. This oxygen supplement reduction will lead to the death of cells of the body part and continues to the death of entire system.