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IP The Respiratory System Gas Transport.doc Download Attachment This is an unformatted preview. Please download the attached document for the original format. The Respiratory System: Gas Transport 1. Oxygen transport in the blood: _____% is bound to hemoglobin _____% dissolves in plasma 2. The hemoglobin molecule is composed of ___ polypeptide chains and ___ heme groups containing iron. What does oxygen bind to? _________ 3. After one oxygen molecule (O2) binds to hemoglobin, it is easier for the other molecules to bind to the hemoglobin. This is known as ___________________. 4. When oxygen is loaded onto hemoglobin in the lungs, hemoglobin is called _________________, and when oxygen is unloaded from the hemoglobin at the tissues it is called ____________________. 5. From the oxygen-hemoglobin dissociation curve, we see the following: Lungs: Partial pressure of oxygen is ____ mmHg Hemoglobin is ____% saturated Tissues: Partial pressure of oxygen is ___ mmHg Hemoglobin is ____% saturated 6. Effect of high altitude on lung PO2: With a decrease of 20 mmHg in the lungs, will the saturation of hemoglobin decrease significantly? _____________ 7. Effect of exercise on tissue PO2: With a decrease of 20 mmHg in the tissues, will the saturation of hemoglobin decrease significantly? ______. How does this help the tissues? _____________________________. 8. Name the other factors that alter PO2: During exercise, would an increase (?) or decrease (? in these factors decrease PO2 hemoglobin ) saturation, making more O2 available to the tissues? ___ ________ ___ ________ ___ ________ ___ ________ These factors would shift the oxygen-hemoglobin curve to the _________. 9. List the percentages for CO2 transport in the blood: ____% dissolved in plasma ____% combined with hemoglobin ____% converted to bicarbonate ions When CO2 binds to hemoglobin, it is called __________________. 10. CO2 transport as bicarbonate ions: CO2 binds with water to form _________ acid. The catalyst for this reaction is __________ __________. The acid mentioned above then dissociates into _________ ions and ___________ ions. When bicarbonate ions move out of the red blood cell, ________ ions move in. This is known as the _________ shift. The reaction occurs in the opposite direction at the lungs so that CO 2 can be released. 11. A decrease in hemoglobin O2 leads to an increase in CO2 loading. Said another way, O2 loading facilitates CO2 unloading. (Note: The effect is on CO2 loading and unloading.) This is known as the _____________ effect. 12. A decrease in CO2 loading facilitates ___________ unloading from hemoglobin. Said another way, CO 2 loading facilitates O2 unloading. (Note: The effect is on O2 loading and unloading.) This is known as the ____________ effect.