8.4 Transport of oxygen in the blood

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Biology Mapa Mental sobre 8.4 Transport of oxygen in the blood, creado por Joe Hitchings el 23/05/2020.
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8.4 Transport of oxygen in the blood
  1. Role of haemoglobin
    1. Oxygen bind to haemoglobin to form oxyhaemoglobin
      1. In respiring tissue O2 dissociates from oxyhaemoglobin
        1. O2 then diffuses out of the erythrocytes to respiring cells
          1. Haemoglobin can readily associate with O2 when there's are high conc of O2 and readily dissociate when there's a low conc.
      2. Haemoglobin is comprised of 4 sub-units ( 2 alpha glucose, 2 beta glucose)
        1. Each sub-unit is comprised of 1 polypeptide chain and 1 haem group with an iron ion at the centre
          1. Each iron ion can reversably bind to O2
            1. The haem group has an affinity for O2
              1. Therefore O2 + haemoglobin = oxyhaemoglobin is a reversable reaction
        2. Loading O2
          1. Partial pressure = amount of pressure exerted by a gas relative to the total pressure exerted by all the gases in the mixture.
            1. Measured in KPa and written as P(x)
            2. How O2 is loaded
              1. Haemoglobin doesn't absorb evenly
                1. At low conc's the sub-units are tightly packed making it difficult for the first O2 to bind.
                  1. After the first O2 has bound there is a conformational change of the haemoglobin - making it easier for the 2nd and 3rd O2's to bind
                    1. Then its difficult for the 4th O2 to associate as the haemoglobin molecule is 'full'
              2. Oxygen dissociation curve (Sigmoid curve)
                  1. Tissues(low Kpa)
                    1. P(O2) = 2-4 Kpa
                      1. A small decrease in P(O2) leads to a large decrease in % saturation
                        1. Haemoglobin has a low affinity for O2
                    2. Lungs (high KPa)
                      1. P(O2) = 10-12 KPa
                        1. A large decrease in P(O2) leads to a small decrease in % saturation
                          1. Haemoglobin has a high affinity for O2
                    3. Remember to read the graph from right to left
                  2. Foetal haemoglobin
                      1. Blood arrives at the placenta, low P(O2) (2-4 Kpa)
                        1. Haemoglobin has a low affinity for O2
                          1. At this point foetal haemoglobin has a higher affinity for O2
                            1. The adult haemoglobin dissociates with O2 releasing it to the placenta tissue when it will readily associate with foetal haemoglobin
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