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What oxygen pressure, measured in mercury, is enough to almost fully oxygenate haemoglobin?

Correct answer C. 100 mm

Explanation

At an oxygen partial pressure of about 100 mm Hg, as found in the alveoli and arterial blood, haemoglobin is roughly 97 to 98 per cent saturated with oxygen.

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