Question 20

(Multiple Choice)

To become bound to hemoglobin for transport in a mammal,atmospheric molecules of oxygen must cross


A)zero membranes-oxygen binds directly to hemoglobin, a protein dissolved in the plasma of the blood.
B)one membrane-that of the lining in the lungs-and then bind directly to hemoglobin, a protein dissolved in the plasma of the blood.
C)two membranes-in and out of the cell lining the lung-and then bind directly to hemoglobin, a protein dissolved in the plasma of the blood.
D)four membranes-in and out of the cell lining the lung, in and out of the endothelial cell lining the pulmonary capillary-and then bind directly to hemoglobin, a protein dissolved in the plasma of the blood.
E)five membranes-in and out of the cell lining the lung, in and out of the endothelial cell lining the pulmonary capillary, and into the red blood cell-to bind with hemoglobin.

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