Chapter 23, Problem 23CP

Summary Introduction

To identify:

The three ways in which the carbon-dioxide is transported in the blood stream.

Introduction:

The carbon dioxide is produced due to the metabolism in the cell. This gas gets dissolved and transported in the bloodstream in three different ways. These include the combining of carbon dioxide and water molecules to produce carbonic acid inside the red blood cells. They combine with the hemoglobin pigment inside the red blood cells. The gas dissolves in the plasma. The transport of the gas in blood vessels reaches the lung tissues, where the exchange of the gases occurs in the alveoli of the lungs.