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Yes - oxygen is held in red blood cells (in haemoglobin to be precise). As the blood flows, oxygen is brought all around the body and eventually gets back to the heart and lungs as carbon dioxide (which is what you exhale).

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Is blood rich with O2?

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What does the body cells need?

2 things:Cells need blood and oxygen to produce.


What stimulates the kidney to produce red blood cells?

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What does blood produce?

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Why the blood has to take in oxygen bin the lungs?

In the lungs, oxygen from the air diffuses into the bloodstream through the alveoli, tiny air sacs in the lungs. This oxygen binds to hemoglobin in red blood cells, which is then transported by the blood to cells throughout the body for cellular respiration, where oxygen is used to produce energy.


Why muscles must have blood pumped to them?

because in order to keep functioning your muscles need oxygen that carried by the blood, to produce ATP.


Is there bad oxygen?

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When there is less oxyhemoglobin in the blood red blood cells produce 23-DPG This metabolic product?

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Where does the oxygen go once it is in the blood?

home to its oxeygen cell mum and dad. this question was answered by josh stanton


What happens to the carbon dioxide produce in the muscles?

It diffuses into capillaries in the muscle where red blood cells and the blood carry it to the lungs were it is released and oxygen takes its place in the blood.


What brings oxygen to cells?

various reasons. the blood is responsible for delivering oxygen to the cells. as a result anything blocks the blood from reaching the cells will limit the oxygen. or some intoxication such as CO toxicity which replace the place of oxygen in the blood.