Question

How do red blood cells transport the oxygen from the lungs to all the cells in the body?

Accepted Answer

In the lungs, oxygen diffuses into the blood. The oxygen combines with haemoglobin in red blood cells to become oxyhaemoglobin.In body tissues, oxyhaemoglobin splits up into haemoglobin and oxxygen, to release oxygen to the cells.

Front	How do red blood cells transport the oxygen from the lungs to all the cells in the body?
Back	In the lungs, oxygen diffuses into the blood. The oxygen combines with haemoglobin in red blood cells to become oxyhaemoglobin. In body tissues, oxyhaemoglobin splits up into haemoglobin and oxxygen, to release oxygen to the cells.

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