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identify the forms in which carbon dioxide is transported in the blood.
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bicarbonate ion
dissolved gas
carbaminohemoglobin
carboxyhemoglobin
bound to heme
Carbon dioxide is transported in the blood in three main forms. Bicarbonate ion ($HCO_3^-$) is formed when $CO_2$ reacts with water in red blood cells, a process catalyzed by carbonic anhydrase. A small amount of $CO_2$ is simply dissolved in the plasma as dissolved gas. Carbaminohemoglobin is formed when $CO_2$ binds to the amino groups of hemoglobin. Carboxyhemoglobin is formed when carbon monoxide ($CO$) binds to hemoglobin, not $CO_2$. And $CO_2$ does not bind to the heme group of hemoglobin (heme binds to $O_2$ and $CO$, not $CO_2$ in a significant transport - related way).
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Bicarbonate ion, Dissolved gas, Carbaminohemoglobin