Most oxygen is carried in the blood ______; but most carbon dioxide is ________

A. dissolved in plasma; associated with salt or acid
B. bound to hemoglobin; associated with bicarbonate ions in the plasma
C. combined with albumin; associated with carbonic acid
D. bound to hemoglobin; bound to albumin
E. bound to plasma proteins; carried as carbon dioxide


B

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