Concerning oxygen transport in the blood, which of these statements is NOT correct?
a. most of the oxygen in the blood combines reversibly with hemoglobin
b. oxygen combines with the iron of the heme group of hemoglobin to form oxyhemoglobin
c. a low pH reduces the amount of oxygen released in the tissue capillaries
d. an increase in temperature increases the amount of oxygen released in the tissue capillaries
Answer: c. a low pH reduces the amount of oxygen released in the tissue capillaries
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