Hemoglobin Lab Report

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The human body transports oxygen and carbon dioxide to and from the cells by the help of hemoglobin - red protein molecule that comprise of four subunits, each containing an iron atom bound to a heme group - where it has the role of transporting oxygen and carbon dioxide to and from the cells. Oxygen get transported through the bloodstream by hemoglobin, it binds to the smaller protein structures of hemoglobin to move throughout the bloodstream. Hemoglobin carries around 98% while traveling through the bloodstream. In contrast to oxygen, carbon dioxide is also get transported through the bloodstream by hemoglobin, where there is a structure of protein inside the hemoglobin that lets carbon dioxide binds to it so they can be moved through the …show more content…

The brain regulates the level of breathing based on the oxygen levels detected. Likewise, the brain constantly communicates and sends signals down the spine so that it can receive information on the levels of oxygen and carbon dioxide, and if the level of one or both fall below a certain rate, signals are send to the respiratory system, forwarding to the lungs, where they have the responsibility controlling the inhalation of oxygen and exhalation of carbon dioxide and likewise adjust and maintain the levels of oxygen and carbon dioxide to be balanced. When these two are unbalanced, it could cause homeostasis to fall off balance as well and could lead to death or serious damages to the internal

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