NEET Previous Year Question

The majority of carbon dioxide produced by our body cells is transported to the lungs –

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Answer: B. Full step-by-step solution below.

  1. ADissolved in the blood
  2. BAs bicarbonates
  3. CAs carbonates
  4. DAttached to haemoglobin

Correct answer: B

Solution

(b) About 70% of produced by body cells is transported in blood as bicarbonate ions (⁻). It is formed in RBCs by the action of carbonic anhydrase.

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