If the partial pressure of oxygen (pO2) in a man's blood plasma decreased below that in his red blood cells, what would be the result?
A. More oxygen would diffuse into his red
blood cells and be transported throughout his
body.
B. Oxygen would diffuse out of his red blood
cells, and less oxygen would be transported
throughout his body.
C. The concentration of oxygen would be the
same in red blood cells and blood plasma.
B
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