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NEET Biology Breathing and Exchange of gases (Animal Respiration) Question Bank Self Evaluation Test - Breathing and Exchange of Gases

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    The process of migration of chloride ions from plasma to RBC and carbonate ions from RBC to plasma is:

    A) Chloride shift  

    B)                    Ionic shift

    C) Atomic shift     

    D)                    \[N{{a}^{+}}\] pump

    Correct Answer: A

    Solution :

    [a] During the transport of  \[C{{O}_{2}}\] through the blood, bicarbonate ions diffuse out of RBCs while chloride ions from plasma, enter the RBCs to maintain ionic equilibrium. This is called chloride shift.


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