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6 questions

1.

What are the factors affecting hemoglobin's ability to bind oxygen?

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2.

How does the pH affect hemoglobin's release of oxygen?

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3.

What role does 2,3-bisphosphoglycerate (2,3-BPG) play in oxygen delivery?

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4.

How does hemoglobin's affinity for oxygen change with increasing pO2?

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5.

Why is the affinity of hemoglobin for the last oxygen bound much greater than for the first?

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6.

What happens to 2,3-BPG levels in chronic hypoxic states like COPD?

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