Which term describes hemoglobin that has given up its oxygen to the body's cells?
a. Reduced
b. Detached
c. Oxyhemoglobin
d. Hypoxyhemoglobin
ANS: A
Once hemoglobin gives up its oxygen to the cells of the body, it becomes reduced hemoglobin. Oxyhemoglobin is formed in the pulmonary capillaries where the hemoglobin combines with the oxygen in the lungs.
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