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How is carbon dioxide carried in the blood?
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7% dissolves in the plasma
23% combines with haemoglobin 70% forms hydrogen carbonate ions |
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How is oxygen carried in the blood?
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Oxygen combines with haemoglobin in red blood cells
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How is water carried in the blood?
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Travels in plasma as water molecules
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How are salts carried in the blood?
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Either positive or negative ions
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How are lipids carried in the blood?
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Only travel when coated with proteins either as high density (HDL) or low density lipoproteins (LDL)
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How are nitrogenous wastes carried in the blood?
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Converted from ammonia to urea in the liver and kidneys which filter the urea from the blood
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What can lower the pH of water?
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Carbon dioxide
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