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Chapter22: The Respiratory System

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Problem 51CTQ: Dining what timeframe does a fetus have enough mature structures to breathe on its own if born...

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Embryonic and fetal forms of ______ bind oxygen
more tightly than does the adult form, helping to ensure
that the growing embryo/fetus receives sufficient oxygen
from the mother’s blood.

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The role of red blood cell (RBC) is to supply oxygen to different parts of our body.

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Each RBC contains hemoglobin which is a metalloprotein. Hemoglobin contains four heme groups. Oxygen molecules bind with these heme groups at lungs and they are released at different tissues.

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