Chapter 18, Problem 17RQ

a.

Summary Introduction

To determine: The change in the amount of oxygen dissolved in the plasma when the ${\text{P}}_{{\text{O}}_{\text{2}}}$ of the plasma is increased.

Introduction: Blood is one of the important connective tissues in the body that helps in the transportation of gaseous molecules (oxygen and carbon dioxide mainly) and other nutrients from one part of the body to another.

b.

Summary Introduction

To explain: The change in the amount of oxygen that is bound to hemoglobin when ${\text{P}}_{{\text{O}}_{\text{2}}}$ of the plasma is increased.

Introduction: Gases travel through the blood in dissolved as well as in bounded form. This binding of gases depends on the partial pressure of the gas itself. A change in the partial pressure of the gas in blood also changes its concentration in the blood.