Destroyer Bio # 242

[topdent1]

The answer says that the curve will be shifted to the right? Wouldn't it be shifted to the left because oxygen is taken off hemoglobin thus hemoglobin becomes less saturated. I understand the concept of respiration but I may be reading the graph incorrectly.

 

[excusezmoi]

If you shift to the left O2 would be saturated...so there's more O2 binding actually. If you shift to the right and compare it to the normal curve (becoming more s-shaped) the right curve is lower than the normal curve so less O2, more CO2 and more acidic .

just to make sure you'd get it here links I've researched for you:

http://www.hodsonhome.com/mna2001/chemphysics/o2curve.htm
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oxygen-haemoglobin_dissociation_curve

 

[topdent1]

Thanks, I was definitely reading the graph incorrectly.