Exercise 1: (6pts) Transport of Respiratory Gases
Exercise 1: (6pts) Transport of Respiratory Gases
Exercise 1: (6pts) Transport of Respiratory Gases
Hemoglobin, which is a red protein rich in iron, makes up the majority of red blood cells
proteins.
Document 1 represents the percentages of oxygen and carbon dioxide gas transported by
hemoglobin and plasma in the blood.
1- Compare
1.1- The percentage of
oxygen transported by
hemoglobin and plasma.
1.2- The percentage of carbon
dioxide transported by
hemoglobin and plasma.
2- Indicate the constituent of blood
that transports most of:
2.1- Carbon dioxide gas.
2.2- Oxygen gas.
The blood passes from the lungs to the organs through the heart. It transports oxygen gas in the
form of oxyhemoglobin. Then, at the level of the tissues oxyhemoglobin decomposes into oxygen
and hemoglobin. In order to study the direction of diffusion of oxygen gas and carbon dioxide gas
at the level of the tissue, we measure the pressures of these two gases in the blood entering the
tissue and in the cells. The obtained values are given in document 1.
Pressure in mm of mercury
In the blood entering the
in the cells
tissue
Oxygen 100 30
Carbon dioxide 40 46
Document 1
1- Pose the problem at the origin of this experiment.
2- Pick out:
2.1- The form of oxygen transported by the blood.
2.2- The statement that indicates that the combination of oxygen with the hemoglobin is
reversible.
3- Draw a histogram showing the pressures of oxygen gas and carbon dioxide gas in the
blood entering the tissue and in the cells.
4- Compare the pressures of oxygen gas and carbon dioxide gas in the blood entering the
tissue and the cells.
5- Draw out the direction of diffusion of oxygen and carbon dioxide between the blood
entering the tissue and the cells.
1-1.1- Pick out from the text the cause of sickle cell
anemia.
1-1.2- Formulate a hypothesis that explains why the
percentage of oxyhemoglobin (HbO8) remains 10%
at 20 mm of Hg in individual 2.
2- Analyze the obtained results. Document1
3- “Oxygen gas binds rapidly and reversibly with hemoglobin “
3.1- Write the chemical equation that represents this statement.
3.2- Indicate the consequences of the variation of the percentage of oxyhemoglobin (HbO 8) on
the blood
color.