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Why does oxygen leave the hemoglobin when it passes through the resting tissues?
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∙ 10y ago
The oxygen is carried by Hemoglobin to the Tissues! What happens is, that there's something called the Allosteric Inhibition! Which means, when the Hemoglobin reaches the tissue, there will be lots of Co2 released in the tissue, during release of energy, the partial pressure of co2 inside the tissue will be high, so that with pressure gradient, it will travel outside the tissue to the artery and then into the hemoglobin where it binds to different sites and when that happens, it allosterically inhibits the Hemoglobin molecule to let go of Oxygen, and the oxygen is bounded as per cooperativity which means when one oxygen is bounded it will be easier for others to get bound to it, and in the same way when co2 attaches itself to the Hemoglobin, the oxygen start to disassociate as the Hemoglobin changes its shape and once one oxygen molecule leaves the hemoglobin it would be harder for the molecule to hold on to the rest of the 3 molecules! So in such way the oxygen leaves the hemoglobin!
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What does the hemoglobin in red blood cells release as blood travels through the capillaries?
As red blood cells travel through capillaries oxygen is released (disassociated) with hemoglobin. The oxygen then diffuses down it's concentration gradient into the tissues.
What stimulates blood to release oxygen to tissues?
Blood releases its oxygen into the tissues at the capillary level.
Which mineral allows red blood cells to carry oxygen?
It is called hemoglobin. Hemoglobin carries oxygen and iron to the tissues.
What hemoglobin does?
Transports oxygen from the lungs to the body tissues. Hemoglobin is what gives red blood cells their color.
What lack of protein will decrease oxygen supply to body tissues?
hemoglobin
What is hemoglobin carry to the cell?
Hemoglobin carries oxygen to the body's tissues. It is found in erythrocytes.
What does hemoglobin carries to the other body cells?
yes, the hemoglobin found in red blood cells, binds it to oxygen and carries it to the cells throughout the body.
What gas enters the bloodstream through the lungs and binds to hemoglobin and reduces the amount of oxygen that reaches the body's organ and tissues?
Carbon monoxide
Which gas enters the bloodstream through the lungs and binds the hemoglobin and reduces the amount of oxygen that reaches the body and organs and tissues?
carbon monoxide
Food in loss of himoglobyn?
Hemoglobin is the part of your blood that carries oxygen to your tissues.
Which gases will replace oxygen in blood hemoglobin?
Carbon monoxide will replace, and displace, oxygen on hemoglobin. This is why carbon monoxide poisoning is so dangerous as the tissues slowly lose access to oxygen.
How does the circulatory system get oxygen and sugar to all the cells in the body?
When blood passes through the lungs, oxygen from the alveoli diffuse into the capillaries and is taken up by red blood cells. There it binds to hemoglobin. The red blood cells will travel through the arteries to the tissues where the oxygen will disassociate itself from the hemoglobin and diffuse into the tissues (cells).
