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What pigment is released when a hemoglobin molecule is broken apart?
When a hemoglobin molecule is broken apart, the iron pigment is released. This is what is called the -"heme" part of the molecule.
What is a gaseous hormone that can bind to hemoglobin and be released to cause local vasodilation?
A gaseous hormone that can bind to hemoglobin and be released to cause local vasodilation is nitric oxide. Nitric oxide is also known as nitrogen oxide.
What does hemoglobin do after it leaves the cells and returns to lungs?
The carbon dioxide is released as the other parts of the hemoglobin molecule pick up more oxygen for a return trip to the cells.
The bonding of CO2 to hemoglobin produces?
The bonding of CO2 to hemoglobin produces carbaminohemoglobin. This process occurs in tissues where CO2 is released from cells and binds with hemoglobin to form a weak bond. This helps transport CO2 from tissues to the lungs for elimination.
What is the adaptive value of hemoglobin?
Hemoglobin caries O2 to the muscles and organs of the body and returns CO2 to the lungs to be released into the environment. Hemoglobin is advantageous to organisms because without it, they would not be able to supply their bodies with the needed O2 to create ATP through a Central respiratory system.
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.
Why does oxygen leave the hemoglobin when it passes through the resting tissues?
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!
With the Bohr effect more oxygen is released because?
With the Bohr effect, more oxygen is released in tissues that are actively metabolizing due to a decrease in pH. This decrease in pH reduces the affinity of hemoglobin for oxygen, allowing it to release more oxygen to the metabolizing cells.
Which vessel contains blood with the greatest concentration of reduced hemoglobin?
The vessel that contains blood with the greatest concentration of reduced hemoglobin is the venous blood, specifically in the systemic veins. This is because venous blood has delivered its oxygen to the tissues, resulting in a higher proportion of deoxygenated (reduced) hemoglobin compared to arterial blood, which is rich in oxygen. As blood returns to the heart and lungs through the veins, it carries more reduced hemoglobin due to the oxygen being released to the tissues.
What mode of transportation cariies oxygen through the blood?
The cardiovascular system transports oxygen in the blood throughout the body. Hemoglobin, a protein in red blood cells, binds to oxygen in the lungs and carries it to tissues and organs where it is needed for cellular respiration. Oxygen is then released from hemoglobin and utilized by cells for energy production.
Which hormone released by the heart prevents aldosterone release in order to lower blood pressure?
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How does circulate in the body?
Oxygen circulates through the body in blood. A molecule of oxygen (O2) from the lungs binds loosely to a molecule of hemoglobin in a red blood cell. The red blood cell travels through the capillaries and the oxygen molecule is released from the hemoglobin and is delivered to the cells.
