Tissue respiration linkHardQuestion 9285
Question
Active tissues receive oxygen more efficiently because they tend to have:
- AHigher CO2 and lower pHCorrect
- BLower CO2 and very high pH only
- CNo capillary network
- DZero temperature
Correct answer
Higher CO2 and lower pH
Explanation
These conditions favour unloading of oxygen from haemoglobin in tissue capillaries.