Questions and Answers 1
Question 1: How is oxygen carried in the blood?
Gaseous exchange in the alveolus
Question 1: How is oxygen carried in the blood?
Answer: Almost all oxygen is carried in the blood in combination with haemoglobin (Hb). Each gram of Hb can carry 1.34 ml oxygen.
Question 2: In a man with a Hb of 13.5 g/dL, approximately how much oxygen is contained per L of:
- Arterial blood?
- Venous blood?
Gaseous exchange in the alveolus
Question 1: How is oxygen carried in the blood?
Answer: Almost all oxygen is carried in the blood in combination with haemoglobin (Hb). Each gram of Hb can carry 1.34 ml oxygen.
Question 2: In a man with a Hb of 13.5 g/dL, approximately how much oxygen is contained per L of:
- Arterial blood?
- Venous blood?
Answer: The oxygen contents per L are:
- 200 ml (97% saturated)
- 150 ml (75% saturated)
Gaseous exchange in the alveolus