What is true about RBCs in humans?

What is true about RBCs in humans?
  1. They carry about 20-25 per cent of $\mathrm{CO}_2$
  2. They transport 99.5 per cent of $\mathrm{O}_2$
  3. They transport about 80 per cent oxygen only and the rest 20 per cent of it is transported in dissolved state in blood plasma
  4. They do not carry $\mathrm{CO}_2$ at all

Solution

Nearly 20-25 per cent of $\mathrm{CO}_2$ is transported by RBCs. It is caused by haemoglobin as carbamino haemoglobin. 70 per cent of $\mathrm{CO}_2$ is carried as bicarbonates. About 97 per cent of $\mathrm{O}_2$ is transported by RBCs in the blood. The remaining 3 per cent of $\mathrm{O}_2$ is carried in dissolved state through the plasma.

Asked in: NEET 2010 (Screening)

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