PE - transport of blood gasses

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what is the Bohr Shift
the change of shape of oxyhaemoglobin dissociation curve, which results in the release of more oxygen in exercising muscles
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what conditions make oxygen split more readily from heamoglobin
temperature and acidity, which is caused by an increase of CO2 levels in the blood
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what is myoglobin
a pigment found in the muscles. -- it has a higher affinity for O2 than haemoglobin. -- it picks up all O2. -- it stores oxygen in the muscles
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what is haemoglobin
a protein found in red blood cell. -- haemoglobin carries O2 around the body. -- it binds with oxygen to form oxyhaemoglobin
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why does the Boer Shift occur during exercise
because body temperature increases and CO2 levels rise which make the blood more acidic = oxygen dissasociation
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what conditions make oxygen split more readily from heamoglobin

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temperature and acidity, which is caused by an increase of CO2 levels in the blood

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what is myoglobin

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