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What percentage of carbon dioxide is carried in the blood as carbaminohaemoglobin?

Correct answer D. 20%

Explanation

About 20% of carbon dioxide binds to the amino groups of haemoglobin, forming carbaminohaemoglobin; around 70% travels as bicarbonate ions and the rest is dissolved in plasma.

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