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Carbon monoxide combines with haemoglobin to form __________

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Important Questions on Breathing and Exchange of Gases

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What is the maximum number of oxygen atoms that a molecule of haemoglobin can bind?
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The element whose percentage weight is highest in both earth's crust and human body is
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Study the following forms of transport of respiratory gases
A) CO2 as bicarbonates
B) O2 through plasma
C) CO2 as carbamino compounds
D) O2 through RBC
E) CO2 in a dissolved state
Arrange the above in sequence in ascending order based on their percentages.

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Select the favourable conditions required for the formation of oxyhaemoglobin at the alveoli.

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Athletes are often trained at high altitude because
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In the given graph curves A, B and C represent the relation between partial pressure of oxygen pO2 and saturation of haemoglobin with oxygen. If curve A represents the condition of blood in a regular artery then please select the correct statement from below.

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Which of the following factors favour the right side shift of the oxygen dissociation curve?
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Partial pressures of O2 and CO2 in systemic vein carrying deoxygenated blood are
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The pH of the avian blood is maintained by
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Human fetal hemoglobin differs from the adult hemoglobin in that it has:
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Identify the correct group of statements
(i) Oxygen is carried by Haemoglobin.
(ii) Oxygen is carried by carbonic anhydrase.
(iii) Carbon dioxide is carried by Haemoglobin.
(iv) Sulphur dioxide is carried by Haemoglobin.
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The maximum number of oxygen molecules that can bind to one molecule of hemoglobin is:
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Which of the following factors are favourable for the formation of oxyhaemoglobin in the alveoli human lungs?
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Under normal physiological conditions in human being every 100 ml of oxygenated blood can deliver ___________ ml of O2 to the tissues.
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The partial pressure of oxygen in the alveoli of the lungs is:
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Which ONE of the following chemicals serves as a substrate for carbonic anhydrase?
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Identify the wrong statement with reference to transport of oxygen.
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Which of the following graphs best describes the oxygen dissociation curve where pO2 is the partial pressure of oxygen?
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Approximately seventy percent of carbon-dioxide absorbed by the blood will be transported to the lungs: