The bulk of carbon dioxide is carried

A) Chemically combined with amino acids of hemoglobin as carbaminohemoglobin in the red blood cells
B) as the ion HCO3- in the plasma after first entering the red blood cell
C) as carbonic acid in the plasma
D) chemically combined with the heme protion of Hb


Answer: B) as the ion HCO3- in the plasma after first entering the red blood cell

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