Which statement BEST describes the chloride shift in the context of transport in blood?
Chloride ions move out of red blood cells as bicarbonate ions diffuse in.
Chloride ions move into red blood cells to maintain electroneutrality as bicarbonate ions diffuse out.
Chloride ions and bicarbonate ions move in the same direction across the red blood cell membrane.
Chloride shift occurs primarily in the plasma, not within red blood cells.
Related Questions
Which of the following best describes the Bohr effect?
Increased and increased pH increase haemoglobin's affinity for oxygen
Decreased and decreased pH decrease haemoglobin's affinity for oxygen
Increased and decreased pH decrease haemoglobin's affinity for oxygen
Decreased and increased pH increase haemoglobin's affinity for oxygen
Haemoglobin is having maximum affinity with
Carbon dioxide
Carbon monoxide
Oxygen
Ammonia
Which of the following conditions are found in the alveoli of lungs?
I. high
II. Low
III. high
IV. low
V. low
VI. High
Choose the correct option
I, II, and V
I, III, and VI
II, IV, and V
III, IV, and VI
Which of the following is the primary site of gaseous exchange in humans?
Trachea
Bronchi
Alveoli
Larynx
Each haemoglobin molecule can carry maximum of
Two molecules of
Three molecules of
Four molecules of
One molecules of
The respiratory or the exchange part of the respiratory system is formed by
from external nostrils up to the alveoli
from external to initial bronchioles
alveoli and duct of alveoli
from trachea to terminal bronchioles
Diffusion membrane is made up of
Thin squamous epithelium of alveoli
Endothelium of alveolar capillaries
Basement substance in between the two mentioned above
All of the above
is higher in tissues due to
Anabolism
Catabolism
Building up of carbohydrates
Building up of proteins
Breathing involves β¦Aβ¦ during which atmospheric air is drawn in and β¦Bβ¦ by which the alveolar air is released out.
Choose the correct option for A and B to complete the given NCERT statement
A-expiration; B-osmosis
A-expiration; B-inspiration
A-inspiration; B-expiration
A-inspiration; B-diffusion
The partial pressure of oxygen in the alveolar air is
45 mm Hg
95 mm Hg
104 mm Hg
110 mm Hg