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Transport of Gases

Question

Chloride shift facilitates

Moderate

A

systemic gas exchange
B

pulmonary gas exchange
C

transport of oxygen
D

transport of carbon dioxide

Solution

Chloride shift is also known as the Hamburger phenomenon (named after Hartog Jakob Hamburger). It refers to the exchange of HCO₃⁻ and chloride Cl⁻ across the plasma membrane of RBCs. It facilitates the transport of carbon dioxide as bicarbonate.

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