Cambridge AS & A Level Biology
8.2Transport of oxygen and carbon dioxide
Transport of oxygen and carbon dioxide in Cambridge AS & A Level Biology: what the syllabus expects you to know, the learning objectives and how to practise.
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Learning objectives
What the syllabus expects you to be able to do.
- 8.2.1Describe how red blood cells transport oxygen and carbon dioxide, with haemoglobin, carbonic anhydrase, haemoglobinic acid and carbaminohaemoglobin.
- 8.2.2Describe and explain the importance of the chloride shift.
- 8.2.3Describe the role of plasma in carbon dioxide transport.
- 8.2.4Describe and explain the oxygen dissociation curve of adult haemoglobin.
- 8.2.5Explain the importance of the curve at the partial pressures of the lungs and respiring tissues.
- 8.2.6Describe and explain the importance of the Bohr shift.
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Transport of oxygen and carbon dioxide in the blood
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