Which of the following does not assist in maximising oxygen uptake as blood passes through the capillaries in the lungs?
- ADissociation of carbon dioxide from carboxyhaemoglobin allows more haemoglobin to be available for oxygen binding.
- BEach haemoglobin molecule can temporarily bind to eight oxygen atoms.
- COxyhaemoglobin formation increases the capacity of red blood cells to transport oxygen.
- DThe binding of the first oxygen molecule to haemoglobin increases the molecule’s affinity for binding other oxygen molecules.