AQA GCSE · Question 15.1 · The Human Body and Movement in Physical Activity and Sport
What is formed when haemoglobin and oxygen combine in the red blood cells?
How to approach this question
Recall the name of the protein in red blood cells that transports oxygen and the specific term for it when it is bonded with oxygen.
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Oxyhaemoglobin
Haemoglobin is a protein found in red blood cells that is responsible for transporting oxygen around the body. In the lungs, where oxygen concentration is high, oxygen diffuses into the red blood cells and binds with haemoglobin to form a new compound called oxyhaemoglobin. This is how oxygen is carried in the blood to the tissues and muscles.
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Spelling errors or simply writing 'oxygenated blood'.
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