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In what form is o2 carried in blood?
Oxygen is bound to a protein (a respiratory pigment), called hemoglobin.
Oxygen is carried largely bound to the blank of red blood cells?
Hemoglobin -NovaNet-
Why do you red blood cells contain hemoglobin?
No, white blood cells do not contain hemoglobin; red blood cells contain hemoglobin (and it is the hemoglobin that gives them their red color).
What carries hemoglobin in animal's blood cells?
The cells that carry hemoglobin are red blood cells. Their scientific name is erythrocytes.
Is oxygen transported in the blood bound to hemoglobin?
Yes, oxygen is transported in the blood bound to hemoglobin. Hemoglobin is a protein in red blood cells that carries oxygen from the lungs to the rest of the body's tissues. Oxygen binds to the heme groups in hemoglobin, forming oxyhemoglobin.
Does oxygen travel bound to hemoglobin and also as a gas?
Yes, oxygen can travel bound to hemoglobin inside red blood cells and also as a gas dissolved in the plasma of blood. When oxygen is bound to hemoglobin, it forms oxyhemoglobin, which is the primary way oxygen is transported in the blood.
What is oxy-hemoglobin?
It is hemoglobin that carries oxygen
What is the blood cell containing hemoglobin?
Red blood cells (also called erythrocytes)
Is there hemoglobin in red blood cells?
Yes, of course. Hemoglobin is the protein in red blood cells.
What part of the circulatory system carries oxygen to the cells?
The red blood cells in the blood carry oxygen to the cells. The oxygen is bound to hemoglobin, a protein in the red blood cells, and is transported throughout the body via the circulatory system.
Why is human blood red?
Because of the presence of hemoglobin in our blood.Human blood is red only when it is oxygenated, meaning oxygen molecules have bound to hemoglobin in the red blood cells after the blood passed through lung tissues. Blood where no oxygen is bound to the hemoglobin will be blue in color.Inside the body, blood leaving the lungs is bright red because it is freshly oxygenated. Blood returning from various parts of the body to the lungs will be blue because it is is devoid of oxygen.Blood from a cut or wound is always red because oxygen in the air binds with the hemoglobin.
What does hemoglobin in red blood cells release?
The hemoglobin in red blood cells releases oxygen to other cells throughout the body.
