Explain the role of hemoglobin in carrying O2, CO2, andhydrogen ions. Which is hemoglobin’s most essentialfunction?

Q: What are the functions of hemoglobin in the body?

A: Hemoglobin is a metalloprotein. It is present in red blood cells (RBC). The blood color red is due…

Q: What are Thalassemias? Explain how these affect the structure of hemoglobin and how it affects the…

A: Introduction :- Thalassemia is caused by abnormalities in the DNA of cells that produce haemoglobin,…

Q: Describe the role of hemoglobin in the transport of oxygen and carbon dioxide

A: Human erythrocytes contain a large chromoprotein called hemoglobin (Hb). This red color pigment is…

Q: does decreasing 2,3-BPG concentration increase or decrease the binding affinity of hemoglobin for…

A: 2,3-BPG - 2,3-bisphosphoglycerate Hemoglobin exist in 2 states:  T-state (tense), and the R-state…

Q: Explain HCl Production?

A: The human body is a well built machine in which all the organs coordinate together to make it work.…

Q: What is the effect of Carbon Monoxide on Oxygen Binding to Hemoglobin?

A: Blood is a specialised bodily fluid ,that delivers necessary substances to the cells such as…

Q: How does an increased level of 2,3-BPG help our bodies compensate through crises of a low…

A: Blood carries oxygen throughout the blood with the help of hemoglobin, which is illustrated by the…

Q: A. Which hemoglobin has a higher affinity for oxygen under physiological conditions, HbA or HbF?…

A: Hemoglobin: It is the respiratory pigment present in the red blood cells and gives the red color to…

Q: List the main factors that affect the affinity of hemoglobin to oxygen?

A: The circulatory system is one of the most essential systems in the body. The function of the…

Q: Carbon monoxide binds to hemoglobin more readily than oxygen. Why is this dangerous?

A: Hemoglobin (Hb) is a protein molecule found in the red blood cells (RBCs) in most vertebrates. It…

Q: What are the 4 subunits of hemoglobin?

A: Hemoglobin is the oxygen carrying metalloprotein, present in RBC. The heme groups of hemoglobin bind…

Q: Explain the interactions of hemoglobin with 2,3 ВPG.

A: 2, 3 BPG is an intermediate of glycolysis . It is synthesized with the help of 2, 3 BPG shunt or…

Q: How is hemoglobin recycled?

A: Hemoglobin is a protein present in the red blood cells that contain the globin and heme group. Heme…

Q: How the affinity of hemoglobin for oxygen is decreased?

A: Oxygen in the blood binds with the hemoglobin present in the red blood cells to deliver oxygen to…

Q: Describe the ways in which oxygen is transported in blood, including the reversible reaction for…

A: Answer - Oxygen is very crutial to all the organisms to survive.

Q: In what two forms is oxygen carried in the blood?

A: Answer- Oxygen is essential element for all the living organisms. it helps in energy production in…

Q: Explain how biphosphoglycerate helps in the delivery of oxygen to the tissues by hemoglobin through…

A: Introduction BPG or 2,3-bisphosphoglycerate is a highly charged anion formed as an intermediate in…

Q: Define how carbaminohemoglobin (HbCO2) is formed ?

A: Haemoglobin (Hb) is a quaternary protein found in the red blood cells (RBCs) that carries oxygen and…

Q: How are erythrocytes and hemoglobin recycled?

A: Erythrocytes which are commonly termed as red blood cells, are one of the components of the blood.…

Q: Why do these aggregates not form when hemoglobin S is oxygenated?

A: Hemoglobin S is an abnormal type of hemoglobin which one can inherit from their parents. It can…

Q: Explain the role of hemoglobin in gas transport.

A: The fluids that are produced in the body and either circulated within the body or secreted out are…

Q: Write the reversible reaction between hemoglobin and oxygen.

A: Introduction: Hemoglobin, or Hb, is a protein molecule present in red blood cells (erythrocytes)…

Q: Describe the major transportation modes of O2 and CO2 in the blood.

A: it is the process of taking up oxygen and releasing carbon dioxide, in order to produce energy for…

Q: In a resting person, how many O2 molecules are attached to each hemoglobin molecule, on average, in…

A: In an organism, there are many life processes that are essential for their survival. For example,…

Q: What mechanism does copper use to facilitate haemoglobin synthesis?

A: Hemoglobin is a pigment found in the erythrocytes that is responsible for the transport of oxygen to…

Q: what would be the consequences of a deficiency of haemoglobin in our bodies?

A: Hemoglobin is the respiratory pigment and a protein molecule present in the red blood cells (RBCs).…

Q: In what form does most of the carbon dioxide travel in the blood? How and where is this molecule…

A: Carbon dioxide is a colorless and non-flammable gas that we expel out while breathing.   In the…

Q: Name the gas that reduces oxygen carrying capacity of the blood.

A: Hemoglobin is a protein molecule found in red blood cells that help in carrying oxygen to different…

Q: What is the function of the buffer hemoglobin in the human body?

A: Hemoglobin is an oligomeric conjugated protein with four peptide chains joined by a…

Q: Explain how haemoglobin is able to transport oxygen and carbon dioxide.

A: Hemoglobin is the iron containing protein that is responsible for the transport of mainly oxygen gas…

Q: The ability of hemoglobin to bind oxygen decreases with decreasing oxygen concentration and also…

A: Given statement: The ability of hemoglobin to bind to oxygen reduces when the oxygen concentration…

Q: What is the color of hemoglobin?

A: Hemoglobin is an oligomeric, allosteric protein made of 4 polypeptide chains held together by…

Q: How is hemoglobin produced?

A: Blood cells, also known as hematocytes, hemocytes, or hematopoietic cells, are cells that are formed…

Q: How many O2 molecules can be bound by each hemoglobin tetramer?

A: Hemoglobin is a red pigment present in the blood. This helps in the delivery of oxygen from the…

Q: Explain how hemoglobin is able to transport oxygen and carbon dioxide

A: The exchange of gases is performed by the respiratory system of the body. The oxygen and carbon…

Q: How can higher altitudes affect the respiratory rate? What happens if a person drinks alcohol after…

A: Introduction  The human body can acclimate to high altitudes both quickly and gradually. The human…

Q: Which disease is caused by impairment of Haemoglobin?

A: Hemoglobin:   It is also represented as Hb. It is a protein present in RBCs. Its main function to…

Q: Which organisms use hemoglobin?

A: Introduction: Hemoglobin is a reddish pigment found in the blood. It can be found inside red blood…

Q: Discuss the quantity of Oxygen bound to Hemoglobin?

A: Oxygen is the terminal electron acceptor in aerobic organisms during cellular respiration. Cellular…

Hematology

Hematology is the branch of biology. Hematology is the medical field that deals with the treatment of blood disorders and cancers, such as hemophilia, leukemia, lymphoma, and sickle-cell anemia. Hematologists and hematopathologists are medical professionals who specialize in illnesses of the blood and its components.