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glerp
Feb 13, 2018

Oxyhemoglobin means hemoglobin and oxygen bonded together.

Explanation:

#color(red)"Hemoglobin"# is a protein attached to red blood cells.

This is the protein that binds to #color(blue)"oxygen"# from the lungs and carries it around the body through blood vessels to where it is needed.

#color(blue)"Oxy"color(red)"hemoglobin"# is #color(red)"hemoglobin"# bonded to #color(blue)"oxygen"#.

  • without #color(blue)"oxygen"#, it is called #color(purple)"de"color(blue)"oxy"color(red)"hemoglobin"#
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