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Biology/physiology related question. Blood, oxygen? Need answer fast. Correct answer= 10pts!!!?
Mammalian arterial blood carries as much as 20.4 ml of Oxygen in each 100 ml of blood, that is, 1/5 of our blood volume is oxygen! Why does so much oxygen not block blood flow through blood vessels? A bubble of air trapped in a blood vessel can cause a heart attack or a stroke!
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- PangolinLv 71 decade agoFavorite Answer
Most of the oxygen is bound to hemoglobin in red blood cells as oxyhemoglobin. Very little is free in the blood, and the oxygen that is, is dissolved so it doesn't form bubbles.
Source(s): I'm a physician. - Anonymous1 decade ago
the oxygen is letting your blood go through its not suppose to block blood
