Which event occurs in lung blood?
a. Plasma HCO3- enters erythrocytes.
b. In erythrocytes, carbonic anhydrase converts CO2 and H2O into HCO3- and H+.
c. Free H+ binds to hemoglobin.
d. CO2 binds to hemoglobin.
Ans: a. Plasma HCO3- enters erythrocytes.
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