1.

    Which statement BEST describes the chloride shift in the context of CO2CO_2 transport in blood?

    A

    Chloride ions move out of red blood cells as bicarbonate ions diffuse in.

    B

    Chloride ions move into red blood cells to maintain electroneutrality as bicarbonate ions diffuse out.

    C

    Chloride ions and bicarbonate ions move in the same direction across the red blood cell membrane.

    D

    Chloride shift occurs primarily in the plasma, not within red blood cells.

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    1.

    Which of the following best describes the Bohr effect?

    A

    Increased CO2CO_2 and increased pH increase haemoglobin's affinity for oxygen

    B

    Decreased CO2CO_2 and decreased pH decrease haemoglobin's affinity for oxygen

    C

    Increased CO2CO_2 and decreased pH decrease haemoglobin's affinity for oxygen

    D

    Decreased CO2CO_2 and increased pH increase haemoglobin's affinity for oxygen

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    5.

    Each haemoglobin molecule can carry maximum of

    A

    Two molecules of O2{O_2}

    B

    Three molecules of O2{O_2}

    C

    Four molecules of O2{O_2}

    D

    One molecules of O2{O_2}

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    7.

    Diffusion membrane is made up of

    A

    Thin squamous epithelium of alveoli

    B

    Endothelium of alveolar capillaries

    C

    Basement substance in between the two mentioned above

    D

    All of the above

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