Anatomy & Physiology, Books A La Carte Edition (5th Edition)
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ISBN: 9780321887603
Author: Elaine N. Marieb, Katja N. Hoehn
Publisher: PEARSON
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Chapter 21, Problem 10RQ
Most oxygen carried in the blood is (a) in solution in the plasma (b) combined with plasma proteins, (c) chemically combined with the heme in red blood cells, (d) in solution I the red blood cells.
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