Biology 3.1.2 Transportation of oxygen and carbon dioxide

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A level (3.1.2 Transport in animals) Biology Fichas sobre Biology 3.1.2 Transportation of oxygen and carbon dioxide, creado por Sam Gunnell el 21/04/2019.
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What is the fancy name for red blood cells? Erythrocytes
How are red blood cells adapted to their function? They are biconcave to increase their SA:V ratio Haemoglobin is close to the plasma membrane so exchange of substances can occur easily
Why do red blood cells have no nucleus, no mitochondria, and no endoplasmic reticulum? So there is more space for haemoglobin
What is the fancy name for oxygen leaving the haemoglobin? Dissociation
What type of protein is haemoglobin? Globular
How many polypeptide chains does haemoglobin have? Four
What allows haemoglobin to attract oxygen? The haem group has an affinity to oxygen so attracts it
What is meant by the symbol "pO2"? Partial pressure of oxygen The measure of oxygen concentration
Is there a high or low partial pressure of oxygen at respiring tissue? Low
What is oxygen affinity? The tendency for a molecule to bind with oxygen
What happens to the oxygen affinity of partial pressure of oxygen increases? It increases (positive correlation)
Where does fetal blood obtain all its oxygen? Explain how this happens The mother's blood in the placenta The two don't mix but pass close enough to each other to allow diffusion to occur fro one to another
Does fetal haemoglobin have stronger, weaker or equal affinity for oxygen? Stronger affinity
True or false - Fetal blood can obtain oxygen at a lower pO2 due to its greater affinity for O2 True
What are the three ways CO2 is transported in the blood? Carried dissolved in plasma Combining with haemoglobin Diffuses into red blood cells
Inside the red blood cell, a reaction takes place with CO2 and H20, what is the product? CO2 + H2O ---- ??? H2CO3 (carbonic acid)
The carbonic acid inside the red blood cells dissociates. What is produced? H2CO3 ----- ?? + ?? H2CO3 ---- H+(ion) + HCO3- (hydrogen carbonate ion)
What happens to the H+ ions? They combine with haemoglobin forming haemoglobic acid which causes the release of oxygen
What happens to the hydrogen carbonate ions? They diffuse into the plasma where they are carried around the body
What is the bohr effect? Where oxygen is more readily released from oxyheamoglobin in areas of more CO2
If a tissue has an increased concentration of CO2, what effect will it have on the curves in the bohr shift graph? The curve will shift to the righ
Why do we need the bohr shift? SO that oxygen can be more readily supplied to respiring tissue
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